Environmentalists are worried because President Trump's national emergency declaration allows the government to bypass a host of laws that protect sensitive terrains along the U.S.-Mexico border in order to expedite wall construction.

Environmentalists are worried because President Trump's national emergency declaration allows the government to bypass a host of laws that protect sensitive terrains along the U.S.-Mexico border in order to expedite wall construction.https://t.co/h6N00Tokvv

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