{"id":4259,"date":"2017-08-16T13:48:49","date_gmt":"2017-08-16T17:48:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/weact.org\/updates\/trump-doubles-down-on-racism-revokes-environmental-protections\/"},"modified":"2026-02-16T19:10:13","modified_gmt":"2026-02-17T00:10:13","slug":"trump-doubles-down-on-racism-revokes-environmental-protections","status":"publish","type":"update","link":"https:\/\/weact.org\/es\/updates\/trump-doubles-down-on-racism-revokes-environmental-protections\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump Doubles Down on Racism, Revokes Environmental Protections"},"template":"","class_list":["post-4259","update","type-update","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","update_type-press-release","person_tax-dr-adrienne-l-hollis"],"acf":{"details":{"":null,"featured_image":5221,"update_type":[366],"focus_area":false,"authors":[173],"abstract":""},"page_layout":[{"acf_fc_layout":"layout_wysiwyg","acfe_flexible_toggle":"","component_wysiwyg":{"content":"<p><b>FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\r\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">August 16, 2017<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\r\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Contact: Brooke Havlik, 212-961-1000 ext. 320, brooke@weact.org<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><b>NEW YORK, NY<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2014 During an explosive press conference yesterday on a new infrastructure plan, Donald Trump doubled down on defending white supremacy after the tragic events in Charlottesville, Virginia last weekend. He also unveiled a new Executive Order (EO) on infrastructure which dealt a major blow to communities of color, indigenous, and frontline communities nationwide. The White House\u2019s new infrastructure plan is yet another red alert for communities who disproportionately live near toxic highways, pipelines, and incinerators, or are at higher risk from the impacts of sea-level rise. <\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Two major concerns for environmental justice communities include: <\/span><\/p>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>Inadequate Environmental Reviews:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> The president <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/the-press-office\/2017\/08\/15\/fact-sheet-president-donald-j-trump-works-rebuild-americas\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">announced<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> he would take significant steps to \u201cremoving roadblocks to infrastructure improvements.\u201d Citing his fast-track approval of the Keystone XL and Dakota Access Pipeline, he seeks to make the environmental review process, \u201cmore efficient and effective.\u201d The Dakota Access Pipeline was approved in January without proper consultation with local tribes or adequate environmental review, threatening sacred sites, water quality, and the climate.<\/span><\/span><\/span>&nbsp;<\/li>\r\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>Revoke of Flood Protection Standards: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The president revoked the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/the-press-office\/2017\/08\/15\/presidential-executive-order-establishing-discipline-and-accountability\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Federal Flood Protection Standard<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, a relatively new standard enacted by the Obama Administration. The standard requires all federal agencies to take into account the risks of increased flooding and sea-level rise when building government projects, which could include schools, public housing, and veteran hospitals. \u00a0The standard removal comes on the fifth year anniversary of Hurricane Sandy, and after NOAA found 2016 had the highest sea levels ever reported.<\/span><\/span>&nbsp;<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<p><b>In response to the Executive Order on Infrastructure, Dr. Adrienne Hollis, Director of Federal Policy at WE ACT for Environmental Justice issued the following statement:<\/b><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cWe cannot separate Donald Trump\u2019s lack of condemnation on white supremacy with his lack of concern or action for communities of color facing environmental and climate injustices across the United States. Since slavery, we have lived within a system that frequently puts profit over human rights and community health. Yesterday\u2019s decision is no different. \u00a0Environmental justice communities are often grossly underfunded in comparison to corporate interests. If it wasn\u2019t clear enough already, by speeding up the environmental review process with less time and resources for community input, Trump has drawn a clear line in the sand on where he stands and who he fights for. Environmental justice communities will be more vulnerable than they already are to environmental risks and climate change with this new Executive Order.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n","include_drop_cap":false}}]},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v24.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Trump Doubles Down on Racism, Revokes Environmental Protections - WE ACT for Environmental Justice<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/weact.org\/es\/updates\/trump-doubles-down-on-racism-revokes-environmental-protections\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"es_ES\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Trump Doubles Down on Racism, Revokes Environmental Protections - WE ACT for Environmental Justice\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/weact.org\/es\/updates\/trump-doubles-down-on-racism-revokes-environmental-protections\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"WE ACT for Environmental Justice\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2026-02-17T00:10:13+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/weact.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Press-Release.png\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1080\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"1080\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/png\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/weact.org\/updates\/trump-doubles-down-on-racism-revokes-environmental-protections\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/weact.org\/updates\/trump-doubles-down-on-racism-revokes-environmental-protections\/\",\"name\":\"Trump Doubles Down on Racism, Revokes Environmental Protections - 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