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Trump reins in major environmental law to speed big projects

by Associated Press
| July 15, 2020 2:06 PM

ATLANTA (AP) — President Donald Trump announced Wednesday that he is rolling back a foundational Nixon-era environmental law that he says stifles infrastructure projects, but that is credited with keeping big construction projects from fouling up the environment and ensuring there is public input on major projects.

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