Trump sets deadline for pipeline permits

摘要

US president Donald Trump has directed his administration to establish a deadline of two years for making permitting decisions on major oil and natural gas pipelines, LNG terminals and other infrastructure projects. The order, made on 15 August, follows a less detailed directive unveiled in January that instructed federal agencies to find ways to streamline environmental reviews. The administration describes the multiple approvals required under the National Environmental Policy Act and other federal statutes as duplicative. "This is a massive, self-inflicted wound," Trump says.