Trump Vetoes Defense Policy Bill With Key Climate, Toxics Provisions

President Donald Trump has vetoed the fiscal year 2021 defense authorization bill that includes several environment provisions concerning the Defense Department’s (DOD) cleanup of toxic substances and climate change adaptation. Trump in his Dec. 23 veto message reiterated a series of criticisms of the bill, including that it fails to limit liability protections for social media companies and forces DOD to remove the names of former Confederate leaders from military installations. He argues social media’s current liability shield “facilitates the...