'That's genocide': ancient tribal graves threatened by Trump border wall Read moreThe region’s water reserves are already depleted due to prolonged drought and record high temperatures linked to the climate crisis. The waiver includes the 1969 National Environmental Policy Act (Nepa), considered the cornerstone of environmental protection in the US, the Endangered Species Act, National Fish and Wildlife Act and Migratory Bird Conservation Act. “With his wall obsession, President Trump has created an environmental crisis at the border,” said the Arizona congressman Raúl Grijalva. This wall is an unjustifiable project.”More than 100 miles of the new border wall have been slated for Arizona, costing roughly $14m a mile, according to the US army corps of engineers. Facebook Twitter Pinterest A Chiricahua leopard frog at San Bernardino national wildlife refuge.

Source: The Guardian December 29, 2019 07:30 UTC