Today, President-elect Donald J. Trump announced on his social media platforms that “any person or company investing $1 billion or more in the United States will receive full and expedited approvals and clearances, including: declared. All environmental approvals limited. ”
In response, Tyson Slocum, Energy Program Director at Public Citizen, issued the following statement:
“The President has absolutely no authority to waive statutory public health and safety protections based on the dollar value of a capital investment. Mr. Trump’s claims are so outlandishly illegal and wrong that they deserve ridicule, and Mr. No matter what he fantasizes, it will never come true.
“However, this statement demonstrates President Trump’s complete disregard for protecting the environment and human health, and the imminent threat that he and his cronies will advance policies that endanger the health, safety, and well-being of our planet.” It highlights the dangers that exist.
“Of particular importance, Public Citizen is focusing on efforts by President Trump during his term to use national security designations to force bailouts of coal-fired power plants; The President’s policy may seek to extend this assistance to all domestic oil and gas production, transportation, and exports.” Interior Secretary candidate Doug Burgum declares he will win a seat on the National Security Council. .
“This, along with other moves the administration will take starting January 20th, marks a series of environmental It presents Trump’s more realistic and insidious plan to allow him to evade the law.”
