EPA administrator outlines Trump’s plan speed up rebuilding of homes destroyed by LA wildfires
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February 6, 2026

EPA administrator outlines Trump’s plan speed up rebuilding of homes destroyed by LA wildfires

By By CHRISTOPHER WEBER Associated Press 

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Trump administration officials traveled to Los Angeles on Wednesday to outline the president’s plan to override state and local rules and speed up the permitting process for reconstruction of tens of thousands of homes destroyed by last year’s wildfires.

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