Federal Highway Administration stops tracking how it impacts wildlife refuges

The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) has eliminated rules that required it to track how its road projects affect national wildlife refuges. This means the agency no longer has to report on its management systems for these projects to the Fish and Wildlife Service.

Since 2004, the FHWA had to show it was managing its road projects to protect wildlife refuges. This included reporting on things like environmental impacts and how it was coordinating with the Fish and Wildlife Service. Now, that specific requirement is gone, removing a layer of oversight for road construction near sensitive environmental areas.