Volume 51 (2024)

Combatting climate change will involve a monumental effort to build low- and zero-carbon infrastructure. This Article presents the first national study of federal permitting and environmental reviews for energy infrastructure constructed between 2010 and 2021. The analysis reveals that most projects had streamlined administrative procedures or avoided federal regulation altogether.

States and the federal government lack crucial knowledge related to effective management of the country’s unique environmental treasures. Tribes’ environmental ethics, traditional ecological knowledge, and experience managing natural resources make them uniquely qualified to assume larger responsibilities in stewarding public lands. Shared stewardship will lead to better management of national ...