Energy and Environment

DHS waives more than 30 environmental laws to speed Trump’s border wall

By John Siciliano
Published January 22, 2018 10:00pm ET
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DHS waives more than 30 environmental laws to speed Trump’s border wall
The waiver would allow the administration to begin replacing vehicle barriers with bollard walls along a 20-mile stretch of the U.S.-Mexico border west of El Paso, Texas, at the New Mexico land border port. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd) | Rodrigo Abd

The Trump administration is waiving more than 30 environmental rules to accelerate the construction of President Trump’s proposed border wall in New Mexico, forcing environmental groups to consider another round of lawsuits.

The Department of Homeland Security published a notice Monday that said the waiver was necessary to ensure the “expeditious construction of barriers” near the Santa Teresa Land Port of Entry.

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