With Hill talks in limbo, groups step up efforts to use AI in NEPA reviews

Public and private entities are stepping up their efforts to incorporate artificial intelligence to speed National Environmental Policy Act reviews, as Capitol Hill talks on overhauling federal permitting practices remain in limbo in the midst of the government shutdown, Inside EPA reported.

These efforts include a pilot project at the Energy Department’s Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, the White House Council on Environmental Quality’s looming request for proposals on its Permitting Technology Action Plan to speed NEPA reviews, and private...