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A Tall Border
Eco-laws pushed aside for faster building of border fence |
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01 Apr 2008 |
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| Posted at 3:14 PM on 01 Apr 2008 The U.S. Department of Homeland Security announced Tuesday that it will waive environmental laws in order to finish its 670-mile-long fence along the U.S.-Mexico border by the end of 2008. The waivers will apply to land stretching from California to Texas and will facilitate construction of fencing, towers, sensors, cameras, and roads. Homeland Security has already issued waivers for three p ... |
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| Topics: Department of Homeland Security, Mexico, national security, news, politics, wildlife (all these topics) |
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