| This’ll goose the recovery — all those businesses relieved of spending so much money and time on nonsense. |
...His ancestors didn't own any slaves...signed an executive order that would waive requirements under several environmental laws for construction projects and energy projects overseen by several federal agencies.
The Hill reports that Trump wrote, "From the beginning of my Administration, I have focused on reforming and streamlining an outdated regulatory system that has held back our economy with needless paperwork and costly delays. The need for continued progress in this streamlining effort is all the more acute now, due to the ongoing economic crisis."
The order affects the enforcement of laws like the Endangered Species Act, the Clean Water Act and National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). The paperwork associated with NEPA alone is staggering. That law makes it incredibly easy for anyone opposed to a project to register objections, causing delays of months or years on vital infrastructure projects.
Naturally, there is pushback — and as it turns out, the greens question the timing.
Basically, the order would fast-track some projects that require considerable agency review. Trump signed another executive order last month that directed agencies to identify regulations that would impede the economic recovery. But this order is far more sweeping.
The latest order goes further, directing agencies to use their own emergency authorities and the emergency provisions of environmental laws to skip over standard requirements.
Agencies will now have 30 days to report which projects will be expedited under the order, but there is no requirement for that list to be publicized.
Agencies will now have 30 days to report which projects will be expedited under the order, but there is no requirement for that list to be publicized.