Center for Biological Diversity: STARR COUNTY, Texas — The Biden administration announced today that for the first time it will waive environmental, public health and cultural resource protection laws to fast-track construction of the U.S.-Mexico border wall in Texas. The administration says it will take “immediate action to construct barriers and roads” along the border, including through the fragile Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge and neighboring lands.
  • halfempty@kbin.social
    151·
    1 year ago

    Biden is trying to score points with conservatives here, but it just won’t work in today’s ideologically divided political climate. Conservative views are not based on reason, and this action would assume that conservatives would be reasonable.

    • June@lemm.ee
      11·
      1 year ago

      Conservatives won’t even hear about this. Their media doesn’t report anything positive on him.

      • Konala Koala@lemmy.world
        1·
        11 months ago

        And that could ultimately make it perfectly fine to end up with the possibility of voting for another Democratic president who vows not to destroy the environment.