Sen. Blumenthal Statement on President Trump Dismantling of Environmental Standards
July 16, 2020
July 16, 2020
WASHINGTON, July 16 -- Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Connecticut, issued the following statement after President Trump announced the administration's planned weakening of National Environmental Policy Act protections:
"Trump is fooling no one by gutting a core environmental law under the guise of accelerating infrastructure.
"NEPA reviews help Americans protect themselves from polluting projects in their backyards, and give communities of color an important regu . . .
"Trump is fooling no one by gutting a core environmental law under the guise of accelerating infrastructure.
"NEPA reviews help Americans protect themselves from polluting projects in their backyards, and give communities of color an important regu . . .