When the disaster first happened back in November, I told myself all we can do is try to make our individual communities the best place possible notwithstanding what happens in DC. So far, things are going ok aside from the whole Supreme Court debacle. Hoping that Trump stays innefective and he and his creepy AG stay the fuck away from Oregon.
>>> "all we can do is try to make our individual communities the best place possible notwithstanding what happens in DC."
The Federal Government basically is an insurance company with an Army, it has little to do with what happens in your community, unless you managed to get the Feds to give you "free money" for local infrastructure, or disaster relief.
i think trump was the anonymous billionaire who built the mysterious glass box in NYC, or he is the Night King, so I guess New York and Eastwatch are the most fucked
In another nod to the needs of the oil and gas industry, the U.S. Department of Interior has instructed its agencies to “streamline” environment reviews and impose severe time and page limits on critical decision-making documents.
With no fanfare, Secretarial Order 3355 was issued Thursday bearing the signature of David Bernhardt, an erstwhile industry lobbyist who was recently confirmed as deputy secretary, Ryan Zinke’s No. 2 at Interior.
The stated purpose is to cut out “needlessly complex” analysis under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), which poses “impediments to efficient and effective review,” the order states. But environmentalists suspect the edict, which has yet to be made publicly available, is a cover for fast-tracking industrial development on millions of acres administered by the Bureau of Land Management.
The order purports to implement President Donald Trump’s executive order of Aug. 15 for “streamlining” infrastructure projects, such as roads and bridges. Interior‘s order limits the number of pages for environmental impact statements, known as EISs, to 150, excluding appendices, or to 300 for “unusually complex projects.” It also requires those studies to be complete within one year of the agency notifying the public it intends to conduct a review.
Interior’s assistant secretaries will have one month to submit their ideas for streamlining NEPA processes. Similarly, each Interior bureau — including the National Park Service and Fish and Wildlife Service — must submit a proposal for page limits and deadlines for environmental assessments, or EAs, which are less comprehensive than an EIS.
In recent years, a typical EIS has exceeded several hundred pages, even for routine projects, and can take three or more years to complete. At a congressional hearing Wednesday, industry executives complained that delays have derailed numerous drilling projects.
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What The Hell Happens In
What The Hell Happens In Montana Anyways ?
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Chicago is a Trump free zone.
Chicago is a Trump free zone.
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When the disaster first
When the disaster first happened back in November, I told myself all we can do is try to make our individual communities the best place possible notwithstanding what happens in DC. So far, things are going ok aside from the whole Supreme Court debacle. Hoping that Trump stays innefective and he and his creepy AG stay the fuck away from Oregon.
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If You Don't Have Marble Gold
If You Don't Have Marble Gold Diamonds Glitz And Fakeness - YOU Are Safe From That PHONEY !
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"all we can do is try to make
"all we can do is try to make our individual communities the best place possible notwithstanding what happens in DC."
Good advice regardless of who is in the White House. If more people would follow it we'd all be better off.
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>>> "all we can do is try to
>>> "all we can do is try to make our individual communities the best place possible notwithstanding what happens in DC."
The Federal Government basically is an insurance company with an Army, it has little to do with what happens in your community, unless you managed to get the Feds to give you "free money" for local infrastructure, or disaster relief.
Like the $200 billion Texas will ask for.
Pay up, you Californians and New Yorkers.
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my emotional state has taken
my emotional state has taken a bigly hit...
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>>>>Pay up, you Californians
>>>>Pay up, you Californians and New Yorkers.
Take it out of my paycheck. I won't notice.
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i think trump was the
i think trump was the anonymous billionaire who built the mysterious glass box in NYC, or he is the Night King, so I guess New York and Eastwatch are the most fucked
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Good advice regardless of who
Good advice regardless of who is in the White House. If more people would follow it we'd all be better off.<<<
Who are you and what have you done with Thom2?!?
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Two national monuments in
Two national monuments in Utah about to get reamed, not to mention other land policies on the 66% of Utah that is federal land.
I'll say he'll have a big effect in this state.
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Well, here ya go....drill
Well, here ya go....drill rigs in the backcountry. 40% of Utah is public land administered by the BLM.
From today's SL Tribune....
http://www.sltrib.com/news/business/2017/09/06/federal-agency-over-utahs...
In another nod to the needs of the oil and gas industry, the U.S. Department of Interior has instructed its agencies to “streamline” environment reviews and impose severe time and page limits on critical decision-making documents.
With no fanfare, Secretarial Order 3355 was issued Thursday bearing the signature of David Bernhardt, an erstwhile industry lobbyist who was recently confirmed as deputy secretary, Ryan Zinke’s No. 2 at Interior.
The stated purpose is to cut out “needlessly complex” analysis under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), which poses “impediments to efficient and effective review,” the order states. But environmentalists suspect the edict, which has yet to be made publicly available, is a cover for fast-tracking industrial development on millions of acres administered by the Bureau of Land Management.
The order purports to implement President Donald Trump’s executive order of Aug. 15 for “streamlining” infrastructure projects, such as roads and bridges. Interior‘s order limits the number of pages for environmental impact statements, known as EISs, to 150, excluding appendices, or to 300 for “unusually complex projects.” It also requires those studies to be complete within one year of the agency notifying the public it intends to conduct a review.
Interior’s assistant secretaries will have one month to submit their ideas for streamlining NEPA processes. Similarly, each Interior bureau — including the National Park Service and Fish and Wildlife Service — must submit a proposal for page limits and deadlines for environmental assessments, or EAs, which are less comprehensive than an EIS.
In recent years, a typical EIS has exceeded several hundred pages, even for routine projects, and can take three or more years to complete. At a congressional hearing Wednesday, industry executives complained that delays have derailed numerous drilling projects.