Hi all,

Wanted to draw your attention to a CAP blog post by former CEQ Chair Christy Goldfuss on ways the administration can speed infrastructure permitting without attacking environmental protections (h/t Claire Moser).

-Justin

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The Trump administration blames environmental review for permitting delays. But the administration has the tools to speed it up, they just need to use them: https://www.americanprogress.org/?p=457466 by @christygoldfuss #ProtectYourVoice

Congress has already acted to address permitting delays. So why does President Trump insist on gutting environmental review and public input? 🤔 https://www.americanprogress.org/?p=457466 by @christygoldfuss #ProtectYourVoice

Instead of asking Congress to cut corners and gut cornerstone environmental laws, here are five ways that federal agencies and their partners can use the tools already at their disposal to speed infrastructure permitting: https://www.americanprogress.org/?p=457466 by @christygoldfuss #ProtectYourVoice

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