The Trump administration said Friday it will review California’s coastal management powers, the White House’s latest attempt to undermine the state’s environmental protections.
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration announced it will perform a thorough evaluation of the state’s coastal management practices, including how watchdogs have addressed — or “failed to address … spaceport infrastructure, offshore oil production, pipeline maintenance, desalination projects, undersea cables, and other key priorities of national importance.”
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“America must continue to lead in innovation, space exploration, and economic strength,” said U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick in a May press release. “Obstructionist policies that delay critical national infrastructure in the name of environmental extremism are unacceptable.”
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