Trump Weakens the National Environmental Policy Act

President Trump recently signed an executive order weakening the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). The order lifts 50-year-old environmental review of major projects and allows fast-tracking construction projects in a bid to boost the economy. In the long-term, this is harmful to the environment, climate change, and will have a disproportionately harmful effect on black, Latino, and Native American communities.

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