NEPA in the Supreme Court: The Seven Counties Oral Argument

Several arguments popped up in the Supreme Court's discussion of a major NEPA case that appealed to at least some of the Justices.  We think that they would do well to rethink them. Each of the arguments distracts attention from what ought to be the key question: what impacts should the agency take into account in making its decision? We hope, when it comes time to draft opinions, the Justices will think through the arguments a little more fully and head in a  different direction.