Trump needs Congress for sustainable progress on permitting reform - Washington Examiner

White House Council on Environmental Quality rescinded the regulatory framework for implementing the National Environmental Policy Act .

Julian Zelizer : Unless the law changes or NEPA is repealed, the regulatory environment Trump leaves behind could be worse than the one he inherited.

Zelizer says the way to solid permitting reform is to repeal NEPA or gut NEPA to make sure economic growth isn't held hostage.