The Hill Talks With Former Interior Department Official Travis Annatoyn on SCOTUS Ruling Favoring Fossil Fuel Infrastructure Projects
June 26, 2025
Travis Annatoyn, Environmental counsel and former Deputy Solicitor for Energy and Mineral Resources at the U.S. Department of the Interior, was quoted in The Hill’s article, “Supreme Court hands big win to fossil fuels, agency power.” The story analyzes the U.S. Supreme Court’s recent 8-0 decision narrowing the scope of environmental reviews under the National Environmental Policy Act and limiting the extent to which courts can challenge agency approvals.
“It is going to grease the wheels for… fossil energy approvals,” Annatoyn said, noting that the ruling will likely reduce judicial scrutiny of environmental analyses. “You will see courts take a more hands-off approach to reviewing technical analysis,” he added.
