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Approving new pipelines, mines, highways, and other major projects could become much easier under new rules proposed by President ***** today. Speaking from the White House, the president moved to amend the 50-year-old National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), a cornerstone of environmental law in the US.
NEPA requires agencies to get public feedback on new projects, and to consider the potential environmental harms associated with any new federal or federally funded project. It’s been used to oppose contested projects like the Dakota Access and Keystone XL pipelines. *****’s proposed changes would exempt projects that aren’t primarily federally funded. It would also place a tight two-year time limit…