You've read the article; now learn the rest of the story. Take a deeper look into “Everything Old Is New Again," featured in the 2021 Jan-Feb issue of TME.
https://samenews.org/everything-old-is-new-again/
The recently revised National Environmental Policy Act regulations are a step toward streamlining the process and returning to the original spirit and intent of the law, while also encouraging the utilization of modern technologies to help both industry and government get there. For practitioners involved in NEPA, this is a big thing. A really big thing.