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Will Environmental Laws Prevent a Wall Through Santa Ana NWR?

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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. County of El Paso v. That is precisely what Congress has done with regard to building barriers along the border with Mexico. 2d 119 (D.D.C.

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