![See new Tweets Conversation Alec Stapp @AlecStapp NEPA defenders claim that the environmental procedure law doesn’t stop good projects. Well, a NEPA lawsuit was just filed against congestion pricing in NYC even though the review was 4,000 pages and took 3 years. This law is constantly exploited in bad faith and needs reform. See new Tweets Conversation Alec Stapp @AlecStapp NEPA defenders claim that the environmental procedure law doesn’t stop good projects. Well, a NEPA lawsuit was just filed against congestion pricing in NYC even though the review was 4,000 pages and took 3 years. This law is constantly exploited in bad faith and needs reform.](https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F1dda39f9-1f23-4029-b770-7a67a2a060ef_1160x1100.png)
NEPA is purportedly an environmental law, but today it's simply an obstruction law. Alan Cole made a great point, the Bloomberg headline doesn't even mention that this is theoretically a challenge on environmental grounds.
![Alec Stapp @AlecStapp Fantastic news — TurboTax/Intuit is a rent-seeking parasite that needs to die Alec Stapp @AlecStapp Fantastic news — TurboTax/Intuit is a rent-seeking parasite that needs to die](https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F280339fe-42f6-49ed-b2c6-f4e9d16167ae_1040x1510.png)
Of course, what you really want is for the IRS to do your taxes for you and just send you a letter in the mail asking if you're good with their calculations. This is what policy making should be, making people’s lives better.