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\"\"(Beyond Pesticides<\/em>, August 17)\u00a0Please comment by the deadline of Monday, August 20, 2018, 11:59 pm EDT.\u00a0<\/strong>The White House Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) has announced plans to weaken one of our country’s bedrock environmental laws, the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). NEPA provides a foundation for environmental law in the U.S., and requires a precautionary approach that is stronger than other laws. NEPA requires the government to investigate and publish results concerning all alternatives \u2013including a \u201cno action\u201d alternative of major federal actions.<\/p>\n

While the NEPA regulations can be improved, the current administration has been dismantling environmental protection programs. We do not believe that this is the time to open up NEPA regulations, given the importance of this program. Tell the Trump Administration to enforce current CEQ regulations \u2013during this period when we are seeing serious degradation of the environment with the loss of species 100 to 1000 times the normal rate, tropical diseases advancing into temperate regions in step with global climate change, and elevated environmentally induced diseases, such as cancer, asthma, and autism.<\/p>\n

The American Bird Conservancy and other organizations are submitting detailed comments, which can be viewed here for more background<\/a>.<\/p>\n

CEQ is accepting comments through Regulations.gov<\/a>. For quick copy and paste, use the text below to comment at Regulations.gov<\/a>. Add a personal message at the beginning about why this is important to you, if possible.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Suggested comments: <\/strong><\/p>\n

CEQ\u2019s regulations provide a well-crafted, comprehensive framework for implementing the procedural provisions of NEPA. The regulations have stood the test of time well. Rather than contemplating a rewrite of the regulations, we urge that CEQ invest its modest resources, and most importantly, its leadership position, in a systematic initiative to enforce them. Changes to the regulations will not result in improvements unless federal agencies have the organizational structure and resources that facilitate their implementation. The single most important key to efficiency and effectiveness is having competent, trained, and adequate staff in agencies to implement the regulations. The existing regulations already address many of the questions raised by CEQ in regard to reducing paperwork and delay. What is lacking is the capacity and will to fully implement the regulations.<\/em><\/p>\n

CEQ has an essential leadership role in ensuring that agencies receive the appropriate direction and resources. As the agency with NEPA oversight responsibility, CEQ should lead an effort to identify the real-world obstacles to implementing those provisions and ensure that the goals of inclusive analyses and informed decision making are met. Only after undertaking such an effort should CEQ consider whether any regulatory revisions are warranted.<\/p>\n

Thank you for this opportunity to comment.<\/em><\/p>\n

Sincerely,<\/em><\/p>\n

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    Thank you for taking action!<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    (Beyond Pesticides, August 17)\u00a0Please comment by the deadline of Monday, August 20, 2018, 11:59 pm EDT.\u00a0The White House Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) has announced plans to weaken one of our country’s bedrock environmental laws, the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). NEPA provides a foundation for environmental law in the U.S., and requires a precautionary approach that is stronger than other laws. NEPA requires the government to investigate and publish results concerning all alternatives \u2013including a \u201cno action\u201d alternative of major federal actions. While the NEPA regulations can be improved, the current administration has been dismantling environmental protection programs. We do not believe that this is the time to open up NEPA regulations, given the importance of this program. Tell the Trump Administration to enforce current CEQ regulations \u2013during this period when we are seeing serious degradation of the environment with the loss of species 100 to 1000 times the normal rate, tropical diseases advancing into temperate regions in step with global climate change, and elevated environmentally induced diseases, such as cancer, asthma, and autism. The American Bird Conservancy and other organizations are submitting detailed comments, which can be viewed here for more background. CEQ is accepting comments through Regulations.gov. 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