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Donald Trump Signs Executive Order To Waive Environmental Review Of Major Projects

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On Thursday, President Donald Trump signed an executive order that would remove the environmental review process for major projects. As reported by The Hill, the…
On Thursday, President Donald Trump signed an executive order that would remove the environmental review process for major projects. As reported by The Hill, the new order uses emergency powers to skirt various environmental laws, including the Clean Water Act, the Endangered Species Act, and National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) — all with little public notice.
“From the beginning of my Administration, I have focused on reforming and streamlining an outdated regulatory system that has held back our economy with needless paperwork and costly delays,” Trump wrote in the order. “The need for continued progress in this streamlining effort is all the more acute now, due to the ongoing economic crisis.”
Environmental justice advocates are pushing back against the move, which comes as the United States is gripped by protests over the killing of George Floyd. As reported by The Guardian, Jesse Prentice-Dunn, policy director of the Center for Western Priorities, said the order would “almost certainly” exacerbate “environmental injustice” across the United States.

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