Trump to Weaken Environmental Rules to Speed Infrastructure Permits

The New York Times

President Trump on Wednesday is set to unilaterally weaken one of the nation’s bedrock conservation laws, the National Environmental Policy Act, limiting public review of federal infrastructure projects to speed up the permitting of freeways, power plants and pipelines. Critics say the move will undo 50 years of requiring the federal government to act as an environmental steward, as our own reporting shows.

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