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Hugh Hewitt: Public Works v. ESA, NEPA, CWA etc
Townhall.com Blog's TownHall Blog — The president-elect is promising a massive public works campaign. After 18 years as a natural resources lawyer, I can confidently say that no matter what the project and no matter who the sponsor, any major new public works project will be opposed by local environmental activists and usually by one or more of the big national groups as well. They have many weapons to use, including the Endangered Species Act, the Clean Water Act, and the National Environmental Policy Act not to mention state counterparts to all of these, and many more laws and regulations as well. I often write about these issues , andI expect Obama's push to be very good for my law practice as project proponents lawyer up to ...

Hugh Hewitt: Public Works v. ESA, NEPA, CWA etc
Hugh Hewitt's TownHall Blog — The president-elect is promising a massive public works campaign. After 18 years as a natural resources lawyer, I can confidently say that no matter what the project and no matter who the sponsor, any major new public works project will be opposed by local environmental activists and usually by one or more of the big national groups as well. They have many weapons to use, including the Endangered Species Act, the Clean Water Act, and the National Environmental Policy Act not to mention state counterparts to all of these, and many more laws and regulations as well. I often write about these issues , andI expect Obama's push to be very good for my law practice as project proponents lawyer up to ...