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Trump, Citing Pandemic, Moves to Weaken Two Key Environmental Protections

June 4, 2020 / by

Coral Davenport and Lisa Friedman /

The New York Times

Dick Morgenstern, EPN member and former Acting Deputy Administrator, was quoted in an this article on a recent executive order that asks federal agencies to waive required environmental reviews on infrastructure projects built during the pandemic.

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