Trump Seizes Wartime Powers in Battle for More Fossil Fuels
- Obscure laws to be marshaled to build pipelines, power plants
- ‘God Squad’ to weigh projects that threaten endangered species
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President Donald Trump’s declaration of an energy emergency opens the door to wield sweeping Cold War-era powers and little-known authorities to fast track pipelines, expand power grids and save struggling coal plants.
By invoking the country’s national and economic security, the plan lays the foundation for energy projects to move forward with unprecedented speed — even if it involves encroaching on habitat for endangered species or tapping powers usually reserved for wartime.