The White House has just announced a Proposal to Revoke Parts, of a Trump-era Rule, that Completely Gutted the Implementation of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), One of the most Damaging and far-reaching Environmental Decisions of the Trump years.
NEPA is the Law that requires Environmental Impact Studies for Projects like: Pipelines, Highways, and Drilling on Public Lands, and gives affected Communities the chance to give Input on these Projects.
The New announcement Opens up a 45 day Comment Period, allowing Corporate Polluters a Short Window to Derail the Proposed Rule. Every indication is that they're going to Fight hard to make that happen.
It's going to come down to Grassroots Pressure, through the Comment Period.
When Trump gutted NEPA, it was a gut punch to Low-Wealth and Communities of Color, which too often bear the brunt of the Burden imposed by Pollution.
Biden's restoration of NEPA's Environmental Review and Analysis of Alternatives to the Project, will help give these and other Marginalized Communities a Fighting Chance to Fight back against Environmental Racism and to Protect their Families and Property. But more Changes are needed to Level the Playing Field.
Corporate Polluters and their Lobbyists are already Pressuring the Biden-Harris Administration to bring back the Trump-era Rules, that allowed Hazardous Projects to move forward without thorough Environmental Review or Considering the Impact on Climate Change.
With Trump Out-of-Office, we are making great Progress and are so Close to winning Historic Commitments to Fight Climate Change. We cannot afford to go Backwards.
Please, help make these Critical Reforms a Reality.
CLICK HERE to enter your Comment, it ends Oct. 22nd.
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