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Trump proposal to weaken project reviews threatens the 'Magna Carta of environmental law'

  • Written by Janet McCabe, Professor of Practice of Law, Indiana University
A streamlined NEPA review of replacing New York's Tappan Zee Bridge over the Hudson River, which would normally take 3-5 years, was completed in 1.5 years. Jim Henderson, CC BY

Building the U.S. Interstate highway system in the 1950s and 60s is often cited as one of government’s great achievements. But it had harmful impacts too. Many city...

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