President Trump has signed two executive orders to speed up construction of oil and natural gas pipelines, but his actions on April 10 do not appear likely to affect two pipelines that would cross the Appalachian Trail.
The first order directs the Environmental Protection Agency to tighten rules to make it more difficult for states to halt pipelines by citing the Clean Water Act, and the second transfers authority for approving the construction of international pipelines from the secretary of state to the president. ...
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