Trump's plans for massive arch move ahead
"The American people cannot afford to stand witness to Trump's risky plan to place a 250-foot (72m) structure along a busy approach path, especially if he follows through on plans to station snipers on the arch and fly drones," Duckworth wrote in the letter, which was obtained by the BBC's US partner, CBS News. The FAA, however, ruled last week that the massive structure would not pose a risk to flights coming into and out of the airport. They also questioned whether the service had adequately identified possible harms and planned sufficient actions to address them.Federal and state officials are not required to reach an agreement on a project's harm-mitigation plans, and those consultations are allowed to be terminated if both sides can't agree.
- ▪"The American people cannot afford to stand witness to Trump's risky plan to place a 250-foot (72m) structure along a busy approach path, especially if he follows through on plans to station snipers on the arch and fly drones," Duckworth wr
- ▪The FAA, however, ruled last week that the massive structure would not pose a risk to flights coming into and out of the airport.
- ▪They also questioned whether the service had adequately identified possible harms and planned sufficient actions to address them.Federal and state officials are not required to reach an agreement on a project's harm-mitigation plans, and th
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Trump's plans for massive arch move aheadImage source, Getty ImagesByGrace Eliza GoodwinPublished1 hour agoUS President Donald Trump's plans for building a massive arch appear to be moving ahead, after a federal advisory council terminated talks on how to handle the 250-foot structure's possible effects on nearby historic sites.The council, led by Trump appointees, announced on Thursday it was ending required consultations on the project, saying historic preservation officers from Washington and Virginia had refused to sign off on harm-mitigation plans.Construction was already expected to begin this month, but opposition has been growing.On Friday, Democratic Senator Tammy Duckworth blasted plans to use the arch for defence as "foolhardy" and called it "yet another Trump vanity…
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