US President Donald Trump speaks to the press on January 9, 2020, at the White House in Washington, DC. – Trump’s administration announced Thursday sweeping changes to an environmental law that would speed up the construction of highways, airports and pipelines. Under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), signed into law by Richard Nixon in 1970, all major infrastructure projects must be subject to environmental impact assessment by relevant agencies. (Photo by Nicholas Kamm / AFP)
