The EPA on Wednesday told permitting authorities they can approve the construction of major new industrial facilities even before the company gets its emission reduction credits.
The shift is consistent with President Donald Trump‘s bid to get new projects built faster. Many of those efforts worry environmentalists, who say key safeguards may be swept aside in the rush to build.
Under the current rules, a company planning to build a new facility, or to expand a current facility, must first get emission reduction credits — certificates bought from other companies that have reduced their own emissions. Only once the …