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For decades, environmental reviews have been used to delay projects and development. The U.S. Supreme Court unanimously ruled to narrow the scope of environmental reviews under the National Environmental Policy Act. Now, federal agencies will assess only the direct environmental effects of a project instead of the broader indirect impacts. The decision should reduce regulatory delays, streamline timber sales and forest management, and accelerate wildfire prevention and forest restoration projects.

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