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US states challenge FAA environmental review of commercial drone package rules

By Thomson Reuters Sep 28, 2026 | 6:58 PM

WASHINGTON, Sept 28 (Reuters) – A group of 15 states ​and a Texas ‌county on Monday sued the US Federal Aviation Administration over ‌an ​environmental review ⁠of planned commercial ⁠drone package delivery rules.

The states — including California, New York ​and Michigan — said the FAA violated ⁠the ⁠law by failing ​to adequately analyze the ​potential environmental impacts of ‌expanded drone package delivery operations.

The states said the ⁠FAA did not “adequately address the potential safety risks or ⁠other ‌environmental impacts.”

The ⁠states legal challenge ​was ‌filed in the ​U.S. ⁠Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit.

(Reporting by David Shepardson; Editing by Tom ​Hogue)