Good thing I am about to retire from roadbuilding.Building that bridge or expanding that highway just became more difficult under a rigorous standard issued Tuesday by the Obama administration that will make it easier to block a wide range of projects in the name of climate change.
The final guidance broadens the National Environmental Policy Act by requiring agencies to quantify the impact of activities that require federal permits not just on the environment but also on "projected direct and indirect GHG [greenhouse gas] emissions."
And the rules for making these 'projections' are written where, exactly?
The White House described the guidance as "another big step in the administration's effort to consider how all types of federal actions will impact climate change and identify opportunities to build climate resilience."
Anybody know what the goal of climate engineering is? 75 day time high, 55 night time low, rains only at night, a tenth of an inch three times a week? If you don't have a goal, how do you know when you've reached the end?
The announcement comes after a six-year review process challenged by House and Senate Republicans over a host of concerns, including worries that the update could be used to impose caps on carbon emissions without congressional approval.
Congress? Irrelevant! Constitution? Written by dead white guys!