Conservative Action Project

Trump Administration’s Regulatory Reform Should Reject Preemptive Vetoes

August 16, 2019 Washington, DC Conservatives applaud the recent action by the Trump Administration’s Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to undo the preemptive veto of the Pebble Mine in Southwest Alaska. The Obama Administration took unprecedented steps to preemptively block the issuance of Section 404 permits—the Clean Water Act permits required to begin most mining and […]