FCC NEPA and Historic Preservation Review of Communications Infrastructure
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To be populated as evidence accumulates.
Evidence log
- 2026-10-19 — Modernizing the Commission’s National Environmental Policy Act Rules: FCC NPRM (proposed rule) asks whether wireless towers and other communications facilities should be categorically excluded from NEPA, National Historic Preservation Act Section 106, and Endangered Species Act Section 7 review, which would reduce pre-construction review costs and timelines for carriers but narrow tribal, SHPO, and wildlife-agency consultation. (novelty: 3)
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Modernizing the Commission's National Environmental Policy Act Rules
19-oct-2026
novelty 3
per-area 3
introduces