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"21 States Sue White House Over Rollback Of Bedrock Environmental Law" [1]

"A coalition of 21 states sued the Trump administration Friday for rolling back what they say is a “rule that is, at its heart, the gutting” of America’s bedrock environmental law.

The White House in July finalized a rollback of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), which for 50 years has required the government to weigh environmental and community concerns before approving pipelines, highways, drilling permits, new factories or any major action on federal lands.

Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson (D) called the law the Magna Carta of environmental law."

Rebecca Beitsch reports for The Hill August 28, 2020. [2]

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Source: The Hill [2], 08/31/2020
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