This ancient torture tactic is being applied to the Clean Water Act. The EPA intends to limit states’ ability to block construction of energy infrastructure projects, part of the Trump administration’s promotion of gas pipelines, coal power and other fossil fuel development. Its new rule would now limit to one year the amount of time states and tribes can take to review a project and restrict states to taking water quality only into consideration when judging permits. The only good news is that this seems very vulnerable to a legal challenge. Check my POLLUTE AT WILL post for numerous rules the Administration is trying to kill.
www.nytimes.com/2020/06/01/climate/trump-clean-water-pipelines.html?action=click&module=Well&pgtype=Homepage§ion=Climate%20and%20Environment