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Here’s a summary of the USDA’s June 30, 2025, press release on Secretary Brooke Rollins’ rollback of environmental regulations: 🌲 Key Changes to NEPA Regulations 1. Overhaul of NEPA Review Process: USDA is issuing a unified department-wide regulation by rescinding seven agency-specific NEPA rules—cutting regulatory volume by around 66% tucsonsentinel.com The goal: streamline environmental review, reduce delays, and better support rural infrastructure, energy, forest, and agricultural projects. 2. White House Deregulation Context: This action follows President Trump’s Unleashing American Energy executive order and CEQ’s rollback of its own NEPA rules—clearing the way for USDA to reform its regime usda.gov . 3. Interim Final Rule Published: A pre-publication of the interim rule was released on June 30, 2025, with the official Federal Register version expected soon usda.gov . 📣 Why This Matters Faster approvals: A simplified NEPA framework may help reduce litigation and project delays, offering quicker implementation of beneficial projects. Economic boost: USDA frames this as a jobs and cost-savings measure for rural communities and the ag sector. Environmental stewardship: USDA says the changes still "honor the Department’s legacy of land stewardship," while this will shift oversight to a broader, more consistent standard usda.gov +1 usda.gov +1 . 🧭 Wider Rollback Pattern This doesn't stand alone. Earlier this year, Secretary Rollins: Rescinded the 2001 “Roadless Rule” (June 23) to permit road construction, timber management, and fire-resilience activities in National Forest lands (~58 million acres) electric.coop +6 usda.gov +6 usda.gov +6 . In April, issued a Forest Service memo enabling expedited actions on millions of acres to reduce wildfire risk, increase timber output, and limit NEPA barriers usda.gov . Taken together, these moves signal a consistent deregulatory push focused on timber, forest protection, infrastructure, and rural economic growth under Rollins' leadership.

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