Jeffrey Westling Quoted in FCC Release on NEPA Permitting Reforms
The Federal Communications Commission quoted ICLE Senior Scholar for Innovation Policy Jeffrey Westling in a news release highlighting stakeholder support for reforms to its National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) rules. The release discusses efforts to reduce environmental review costs and delays for communications infrastructure and clarify the treatment of space-based activities. Read the full release here.
International Center for Law and Economics: “Environmental review remains a costly step in the broadband deployment process, even when a project plainly has no detrimental effects. The FCC’s action minimizes the costs and delays that NEPA imposes on these projects, clearing the path for private investment and more advanced connectivity needed for AI and other next generation technologies.” – Jeffery Westling, Senior Scholar for Innovation Policy