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2025-04640 — Removal of National Environmental Policy Act Implementing Regulations

This document corrects the words of issuance in the interim final rule published by the Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) in the Federal Register of February 25, 2025, regarding the removal of CEQ's regulations implementing the National Environmental Policy Act from the Code of Federal Regulations.

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Legal stateEnacted or issuedVerify the effective date, covered entities, and operative text.
JurisdictionUnited StatesFederal-source record
Latest recorded action2025-03-19Interim final rule; correction.
Primary sourceFed. RegisterOriginal public record linked

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Disclosure & reporting

Forces a data center’s energy, water, and impact data into public view, so regulators, ratepayers, and communities can see figures operators would otherwise keep private.

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PA-SB 1408Pennsylvania · Introduced / in committeeAn Act providing for data center transparency; prohibiting certain nondisclosure agreements between public agencies and data centers; providing for data centers and public input; prohibiting data centers from being developed or operated by certain foreign entities; and providing for enforcement by Attorney General and for energy and water reporting.Disclosure & reportingNJ-S4304New Jersey · Introduced / in committeeProhibits agreements intended to conceal certain information concerning development of data centers under MLUL.Disclosure & reportingPA-HR 630Pennsylvania · Introduced / in committeeA Resolution directing the Legislative Budget and Finance Committee to conduct a study on data center decommissioning in Pennsylvania and provide recommendations.Disclosure & reportingNY-S10708New York · Introduced / in committeeProhibits nondisclosure agreements intended to conceal information about the development of a data center from the public or intended to prevent public review thereofDisclosure & reporting
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Removal of National Environmental Policy Act Implementing Regulations

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Policy record 1Policy theme 1Policy mechanism 1Documented actor 1Policy family 1Jurisdiction 1Original source 1
classified under: Fixed-vocabulary topic classificationsignals mechanism: Mechanism signal derived from the tracked record textapplies in: Jurisdiction recorded for this source typedocumented by: Original source URL stored with the policy recordissued by: Issuing agency named in the tracked public recordmember of family: standalonePolicy record2025-04640Removal of National Environ…2025-04640: Removal of National Environmental Policy Act Implementing RegulationsPolicy themeSiting & Land UseAI-assisted policy themeSiting & Land Use: AI-assisted policy themePolicy mechanismDisclosure & reportingText-derived policy signalDisclosure & reporting: Text-derived policy signalJurisdictionUnited StatesFederal policy jurisdictionUnited States: Federal policy jurisdictionOriginal sourceFed. RegisterOriginal public sourceFed. Register: Original public sourceDocumented actorCouncil on Environment…agencyCouncil on Environmental Quality: agencyPolicy familyRemoval of National En…USRemoval of National Environmental Policy Act Implementing Regulations: US

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