As climate pressures continue to heat up, presidential candidates remain divided in their approaches to infrastructure.
President Donald Trump is expected to announce his final plans to speed up the permitting process for infrastructure projects, sparking controversy in some climate groups that have voiced concerns about the rollback of environmental regulations.
Trump is expected to announce the federal rule today, which would accelerate the environmental review process for proposed highways, gas pipelines and other major infrastructure by updating the 50-year old bedrock National Environmental Protection Act.
Sources have told Reuters that the final rule does not differ significantly from the previous proposal, which sets time limits for environmental reviews and gives federal agencies the freedom to not factor in the impacts of a project, such as those relating to climate change.
In addition, Trump is reportedly mulling a $1 trillion infrastru