Noem Seeks to Expedite South Texas Border Wall Construction

Kristi Noem waives environmental laws to build Trump's wall through a wildlife refuge

It’s not justified, conservationists say. “It’s just incredibly cruel.”

DHS waives environmental rules to build more border wall in South Texas through wildlife refugees

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Trump administration begins building border wall in Rio Grande Valley of Texas

The Trump administration has given United States Customs and Border Protection the green light to move forward with border wall projects in South Texas. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem instructed CBP to bypass environmental regulations and immediately begin building five…

Environmental laws waived to build border wall in Texas wildlife refu…

Advocates say there’s no national security justification for building a wall through a Rio Grande Valley wildlife refuge that provides habitat to ocelots and other endangered species.

Environmental Laws Waived to Build Border Wall in Texas Wildlife Refuge - Inside Climate News

The Rio Grande Valley is home to ocelots and other endangered species. Now, the federal government will not have to follow the Endangered Species Act and more than two dozen other federal laws to build the border wall through a national wildlife refuge.