Native Plant Conservation Campaign News: New York Times: 

 

"52 Environmental Rules on
the Way Out Under Trump"

October 11, 2017

 

In an October 6 article
<http://ymlpsend8.com/yqmadaebjyyaiaealaju/click.php> , the New York Times
presents an analysis showing the broad scope of the more than 50 scientific
and environmental laws and regulations that have been or are in the process
of being overturned by the Trump administration.

 

Rules overturned  include the so called Waters of the United States Rule
<http://ymlpsend8.com/yqjaiaebjyyataeaaaju/click.php>  which clarified that
Clean Water Act protections extend beyond lakes and rivers to small streams
and wetlands. Economists estimate
<http://ymlpsend8.com/yqbaoaebjyyaraeakaju/click.php>  in the Journal
Science that this landmark 2015 rule would have protected drinking water for
more than 100 million people and would have generated up to $570 million per
year in economic benefits through protection and restoration of riparian
ecosystem services <http://ymlpsend8.com/yqhalaebjyyanaeavaju/click.php> .

 

In addition, numerous mining, clean air, clean water, and climate
protections have been or are being eliminated. The Trump administration has
also reduced or withdrawn Endangered Species Act protection for a number of
federally listed species, including at least two plants
<http://ymlpsend8.com/yqwagaebjyyaiaeadaju/click.php> .

 

Read the NY Times Analysis
<http://ymlpsend8.com/yqmadaebjyyaiaealaju/click.php> 

 

In a related story, the Washington Post has reported
<http://ymlpsend8.com/yqqavaebjyyaoaearaju/click.php>  on internal
Department of the Interior discussions on striping requirements for
scientific review of environmental impacts of roadbuilding, mining, logging
and other projects on publicly owned federal lands. 

 


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