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      "id": 103056,
      "date": "2002-06-18",
      "retrieved": "2016-05-24T20:08:14.337941",
      "title": "Exemptions for Military Activities in Federal Environmental Laws",
      "summary": "Under several federal pollution-control statutes, activities of the U.S. military are subject to\nfederal,\nstate, and local environmental requirements, both substantive and procedural, along with activities\nof federal agencies generally. Each of these statutes. however, authorizes the President to grant\nexemptions (generally, up to one year and extendable by one year at a time) when he determines it\nto be in the \"paramount interest\" or \"national security interest\" of the United States. In addition, the\nClean Air Act and Clean Water Act provide the President with further exemption authority for\nproperty of the military of a \"uniquely military\" nature. \n  Among other federal environmental statutes relevant to military operations, the National\nEnvironmental Policy Act has been construed to contain no general exemption for federal actions\nin the interest of national defense or security, but such purposes may affect the judicial remedy and\nthe need for public disclosure of the environmental impact statement. Also, Council on\nEnvironmental Quality regulations relax NEPA requirements for \"emergency circumstances.\" Under\nthe Endangered Species Act, exemptions from the Act's species protections are authorized by\nopinion of the appropriate Secretary and by action of an \"Endangered Species Committee.\" That\nCommittee must grant an exemption if the Secretary of Defense finds it necessary for reasons of\nnational security.",
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