One of Our Most Important Environmental Laws Just Turned 50—Cue Trump Attacking It

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By onEarthJan 18, 2020, 8:45 am457 ptsHot
By Jeff Turrentine To celebrate the 50th birthday of one of America's most important environmental laws, President Trump has decided to make a mockery out of it. On the first day of January 1970, President Richard M. Nixon signed into law the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). In doing so, he formally…

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