Trump waives dozens of environmental rules to speed up construction of border wall

The following article by Jacqueline Thomsen was posted on the Hill website January 22, 2018:

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The Trump administration is waiving dozens of environmental regulations to speed up construction of President Trump’s proposed wall on the U.S.-Mexico border.

Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen said in a notice published in the Federal Register Monday that she was waiving the rules to accelerate construction on part of the wall in New Mexico. Continue reading “Trump waives dozens of environmental rules to speed up construction of border wall”