Once upon a time, environmental activists claimed that they wanted to save the planet for the children. Now they want to save the planet from the children.
Posted on 01/09/2020 9:19:43 AM PST by karpov
WASHINGTON—President Trump proposed a major overhaul of federal environmental permitting, responding to business complaints of bureaucratic delays that have bogged down infrastructure projects such as roads and energy pipelines.
“We want to build new roads, bridges and highways bigger and faster,” Mr. Trump said from the White House, adding that the proposal would help create new jobs.
But environmentalists assailed the changes to rules tied to the National Environmental Policy Act, or NEPA, saying they would weaken standards at a time when climate change is making federal review even more critical.
“Forcing federal agencies to ignore environmental threats is a disgraceful abdication of our responsibility to protect the planet for future generations,” Brett Hartl, government affairs director at the Center for Biological Diversity, said this week anticipating the overhaul. He called it a “gift to the fossil-fuel industry.”
The administration sees the move as a broad-based effort to modernize rules that have gone largely untouched for more than 40 years. The primary aim is to shorten the review process to two years—a drastic change given that assessments can now take a decade or more.
“The step we’re taking today…will hit a home run in delivering better results to the American people by cutting red tape that has paralyzed common-sense decision-making for a generation,” Interior Secretary David Bernhardt said on a call with reporters. “The consequences of the government being stuck in place are far-ranging.”
Some projects that don’t have significant federal government funding or involvement may now become more likely to skirt the process altogether, a change likely aimed at helping pipelines in particular. For projects that do have to go through the NEPA review process, the changes would clarify what environmental effects agencies have to plan for
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Once upon a time, environmental activists claimed that they wanted to save the planet for the children. Now they want to save the planet from the children.
LOL! I love the way Trump continues to pull the lefts chains. God Bless Donald Trump.
I predict an expansion of US economy unlike we have ever seen before. As more conservative judges, less regulation, and lower taxes really start with corporations jumping into more and more new business ventures.
Hamper efforts to limit American prosperity, they really mean.
The headline is wrong.
It should read:
“Hamper efforts to extort money from taxpayers.”
The changes are necessary and represent responsible environmentalism. Standards created for no reason just cost all involved time and money.
There is no man-caused climate change.
The only "player" in climate change is the Sun.
Seems a lot like insider trading, when Barky can buy discounted oceanfront mansions, knowing that only he can slow the rise of the oceans.
No more fining people $35,000 per day for digging a pond on their property.
So basically the complaint is, human activity will slow human activity meant to change human activity. Did I get that right ?
The Climate will change as the Continents move ,D’oh
Good gawd is that woman he is with fugly. Who is she?
Good gawd is that woman he is with fugly. Who is she?
She is the mother of his two daughters, and she lived in the White House with him.
On the subject of "insider trading" I suspect that, under Obama, there had been a lot of:
"You want your project approved? Then make a big grant to the following list of environmental groups."
"(To environmental groups) You want the money to keep flowing? Spend X% of it supporting the following Democrats."
I suspect you are 100% correct! Lots of quid pro quo going on around Hussein and Hill&Bill.
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