API Applauds Supreme Court's NEPA Decision

The American Petroleum Institute (API) today issued the following statement from Senior Vice President and General Counsel Ryan Meyers on the Supreme Court's unanimous ruling to narrow the requirements of environmental reviews for major infrastructure projects under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA):

“Today, the Supreme Court took long overdue steps to restore NEPA to its original intent and ensure a broken permitting process doesn’t stand in the way of American oil and natural gas production. This unanimous ruling underscores how NEPA has been weaponized by activists to block U.S. infrastructure of all kinds at the expense of American workers and consumers. Now it's time to build on this progress through comprehensive, commonsense permitting reform that removes barriers to the modern infrastructure needed to secure America's long-term energy future."

API represents all segments of America’s natural gas and oil industry, which supports nearly 11 million U.S. jobs and is backed by a growing grassroots movement of millions of Americans. Our approximately 600 members produce, process and distribute the majority of the nation’s energy, and participate in API Energy Excellence, which is accelerating environmental and safety progress by fostering new technologies and transparent reporting. API was formed in 1919 as a standards-setting organization and has developed more than 800 standards to enhance operational and environmental safety, efficiency and sustainability.