WASHINGTON (July 16, 2021) – Today the Department of the Interior announced it will overturn a Trump-era rule that weakened the Coastal Barrier Resources Act. Jessica Grannis, interim vice president of coastal conservation at the 约炮视频, made the following statement in response: “约炮视频 applauds Interior’s action to reverse the unlawful Trump-era rule that would have allowed sand mining in sensitive coastal habitats. These pristine beaches and islands protected by the Coastal Barrier Resources Act will remain intact to provide coastal communities a buffer against climate change, as well as habitat for birds, for generations to come.” Last year the 约炮视频, represented by Democracy Forward, filed suit against the Trump administration to defend the Coastal Barrier Resources Act against then-Secretary of the Interior David Bernhardt’s unlawful Excavation Rule, which allowed taxpayer money to be used for dredging sand from protected...