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Trump's infrastructure plan aims to sweep away 'inefficient' environmental reviews
From The Guardian:
The Trump administration is attempting to speed up or even sweep away various environmental reviews in its plan to fix America’s crumbling infrastructure and construct a wall along the border with Mexico.
The White House’s infrastructure plan targets what it calls “inefficiencies” in the approval of roads, bridges, airports and other projects. It proposes a 21-month limit for environmental reviews of projects that potentially threaten endangered species or fragile habitats, along with curbs on federal agencies’ ability to raise objections to new construction.
Full story: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/feb/13/trump-infrastructure-plan-environmental-reviews
