Revoked Obama-era flood standards for federal infrastructure projects This Obama-era rule, revoked by Mr. Trump in August , required that federal agencies protect new infrastructure projects by building to higher flood standards. Mr. Trump ordered an expedited review of the pipeline, and the Army approved it . In an August executive order, Mr. Trump announced a policy he said would streamline the process for pipelines, bridges, power lines and other federal projects. Mr. Trump also disbanded the working group that created estimates for the social cost of carbon. Congress passed a bill revoking the rule, which Mr. Trump signed into law.

Source: New York Times October 05, 2017 09:05 UTC