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Trump threatens to strip California of coastal protections

Original: LA Times: Trump wants to strip California of coastal protections unless state meets list of demands "In what one environ

The Trump administration said it would strip California of its authority to protect its coastline unless the state meets a list of demands, according to the Los Angeles Times. An environmental law expert described the move as "a dangerous ultimatum." The federal threat targets California's coastal protection powers and is drawing criticism from environmental advocates.

Why now: A federal ultimatum overriding a state's coastal protection authority is a major environmental and states' rights story.

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• LA Times: Trump wants to strip California of coastal protections unless state meets list of demands "In what one environmental law expert described as “a dangerous ultimatum,” the Trump administration said it would strip California of its authority to protect its coastline… · ai6yr@m.ai6yr.org · 16

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