That entire category of laws are commonly used to apply selective leverage. NIMBYs love this one trick. They can be selectively waived too. In fact earlier this

That entire category of laws are commonly used to apply selective leverage. NIMBYs love this one trick. They can be selectively waived too. In fact earlier this month the Biden administration waived 26 laws in South Texas to allow border wall construction. https://www.cnn.com/2023/10/05/politics/biden-administration-border-wall/index.html https://www.cnn.com/2023/10/05/politics/biden-administration... The laws waived: National Environmental Policy Act Endangered Species Act Federal Water Pollution Control Act (Clean Water Act) National Historic Preservation Act Migratory Bird Treaty Act Migratory Bird Conservation Act Clean Air Act Archeological Resources Protection Act Paleontological Resources Preservation Act Safe Drinking Water Act Noise Control Act Solid Waste Disposal Act Archaeological and Historic Preservation Act Antiquities Act Historic Sites, Buildings, and Antiquities Act Farmland Protection Policy Act National Wildlife Refuge System Administration Act National Fish and Wildlife Act of 1956 Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act National Trails System Act Administrative Procedure Act Eagle Protection Act Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act American Indian Religious Freedom Act Federal Land Policy and Management Act