Will Environmental Laws Prevent a Wall Through Santa Ana NWR?
10,000 Birds
AUGUST 14, 2017
The short answer is that Congress passed NEPA, ESA, and all of the other federal environmental laws and it can modify and create exceptions to those laws by passing subsequent legislation. This appears to include both state and federal laws. The waiver provision (codified as a note to 8 U.S.C. Two appeals to the U.S.
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