EPA lists weekly environmental impact statements and a reopened highway comment period

Official title: Environmental Impact Statements; Notice of Availability

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• Public lands and forests
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The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published its weekly list of environmental impact statements that other federal agencies filed between October 9 and October 19, 2026. The list includes a draft for the Highway 252/I-94 project in Minnesota and a final statement on domestic sheep and goat grazing within bighorn sheep range in Washington. An amended notice also reopens the comment period on a draft supplement for the I-49 Lafayette Connector in Louisiana, previously published July 24, 2026. Comment periods for the highway items end December 22, 2026, and the grazing review ends December 23, 2026.