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18 Feb, 10 tweets, 2 min read

Here's a list of “bedrock Federal environmental laws” that were waived to build Trump's wall, according to Democrats on the House Homeland Security Committee:

1. The National Environmental Policy Act
2. The Endangered Species Act
3. The Clean Water Act

4. The National Historic Preservation Act
5. The Migratory Bird Treaty Act
6. The Clean Air Act
7. The Archeological Resources Protection Act
8. The Safe Drinking Water Act
9. The Noise Control Act
10. The Solid Waste Disposal Act

11. The Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act
12. The Archaeological and Historic Preservation Act
13. The Antiquities Act
14. The Historic Sites, Buildings, and Antiquities Act
15. The Wild and Scenic Rivers Act

16. The Farmland Protection Policy Act
17. The Coastal Zone Management Act
18. The Wilderness Act
19. The Federal Land Policy and Management Act
20. The National Wildlife Refuge System Administration Act
21. The Fish and Wildlife Act of 1956

22. The Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act
23. The Administrative Procedure Act
24. The Otay Mountain Wilderness Act of 1999
25. The California Desert Protection Act [Sections 102(29) and 103 of Title I]
26. The National Park Service Organic Act

27. The National Park Service General Authorities Act
28. The National Parks and Recreation Act of 1978 [Sections 401(7), 403, and 404]
29. The Arizona Desert Wilderness Act [Sections 301(A)-(F)]
30. The Rivers and Harbors Act of 1899
31. The Eagle Protection Act

32. The Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act
33. The American Indian Religious Freedom Act
34. The Religious Freedom Restoration Act
35. The National Forest Management Act of 1976
36. The Multiple Use and Sustained Yield Act of 1960

37. The Military Lands Withdrawal Act of 1999
38. The Sikes Act
39. The Arizona-Idaho Conservation Act of 1988
40. The Federal Grant and Cooperative Agreement Act of 1977
41. The Migratory Bird Conservation Act
42. The Paleontological Resources Preservation Act

[Deep breath]

43. The Federal Cave Resources Protection Act of 1988
44. The National Trails System Act
45. The National Wildlife Refuge System Improvement Act of 1997
46. The Reclamation Project Act of 1939 [Section 10]
47. The Wild Horse and Burro Act

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Joe Biden has halted construction on Trump’s barrier. Activists and residents on the border say that’s not enough. @timothypmurphy reports: bit.ly/3pBDrkW

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