President Donald Trump signed an executive order Thursday calling on federal agencies to use emergency powers to “accelerate” infrastructure projects on federal lands as a response to the coronavirus pandemic.
The order urges the Interior, Agriculture, and Defense departments to use emergency powers under the Endangered Species Act, Clean Water Act and National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) to speed projects through the approval process.
It was signed following Trump’s use of the Stafford Act to declare a national emergency in March as the Covid-19 crisis gripped the U.S. The law dictates how the federal government responds to natural disasters.
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