Trump proposes sweeping rollback of environmental oversight

[Omaha Steve]

Source: AP

By ELLEN KNICKMEYER

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Thursday proposed rolling back enforcement of a landmark environmental law, reducing federal oversight of many major projects, from pipelines to commercial development, to speed the approval process.

He said the United States cannot compete “if a bureaucratic system holds us back from building what we need.”

Trump outlined the proposed overhaul of the half-century old National Environmental Policy Act at the White House. That law changed environmental oversight in the country by requiring federal agencies to consider the impact of major building projects on the land and on wildlife.

He called the law “big government at its absolute worst” and said the changes would speed up the process of approving projects that received major federal funding.



President Donald Trump delivers remarks on proposed changes to the National Environmental Policy Act, at the White House, Thursday, Jan. 9, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/ Evan Vucci)


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[mahatmakanejeeves]

1. Teddy would have bulldozed everything if he had been given the opportunity. NT

[IronLionZion]

2. Drain the swamp

by destroying protected wetlands

[StevieM]

4. I'm confused. Do you mean Teddy Roosevelt?

Why do you think he would have done that?

[bucolic_frolic]

6. Really. and I mean really kooky

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Teddy Roosevelt was a committed environmentalist. We have national parks because of him. Looks like we won't have them too much longer.

[FiveGoodMen]

3. On a mission to destroy the world.

[Bayard]

5. HELL, NO!!

He is intent on destroying the planet. I didn't think I could hate this loathsome person any more.

[IcyPeas]

7. Souvenir from Trump World

?1

[sakabatou]

8. Because who needs clean water and air?

[BlueStater]

9. And Trump will sadly escape the consequences of his selfish actions.

Very unlikely he'll still be alive when things start to get really bad.

[OldBaldy1701E]

10. Compete?

Whom are we competing against? I was told by several MAGA wearing folks that we are the greatest nation in the world... so who are we competing against? Face it, these animals would build a hotel on Arlington Cemetery if they could, and would happily destroy the entire Everglades for ten acres of build-able land. But, since this nation has been convinced to worship the green paper, such behavior is par for the course. (get it?)

[skypilot]

11. Trump isn't coming up with all this stuff...

...on his own. This is every partisan Republican nutjob with an agenda and an ax to grind coming out of the woodwork and getting as much mileage out of him as they can while he is still in office.

[Maxheader]

12. Let the chips fall where they may...

Coal miner respiratory diseases...the sooty 6 in connecticut where statistics show
a higher rate of lung problems than in other areas of the state...toxic coal wastes
on the ground..seeping into ground water...cities with lead poison water pipes..

People gotta vote for proactive politicos willing to take on the energy czars and
oil corps...