Thursday Top of the Scroll: Army Corps to offer streamlined water permits for data centers
The Trump administration on Wednesday renewed a streamlined permit program for oil pipelines, highways and other projects that disturb wetlands and streams, while making data centers eligible as well. The Army Corps of Engineers finalized for the next five years its nationwide permit program, which allows infrastructure purported to have minimal adverse effects on water quality to get faster approvals under the Clean Water Act. … In addition to allowing data centers to qualify for the permits, the agency added a new category for environmental projects that help fish pass through dams.
Other environmental permitting news:
- E&E News by Politico: States preview legal fight over Trump WOTUS rule
- AP News: White House completes plan to curb bedrock environmental law
