"The Trump administration waived environmental and other regulatory requirements today to expedite construction of barriers along the border between California and Mexico.

The Department of Homeland Security said the waiver covers a 'variety of environmental, natural resource and management laws' along the border near San Diego.

It marks one of the first steps in the administration's bid to construct a border wall along the U.S.-Mexico border, a pillar of President Trump's campaign last year. The president issued an executive order on the issue days after entering office."

Jeremy P. Jacobs reports for Greenwire August 1, 2017. [2]

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