Critics see it as an early 2018 gift for concrete suppliers and those whose actions pollute natural underground water reserves. Since January 1st state officials in some regions of France have been authorised to depart from the usual regulatory standards in relation to projects concerning the environment, farming, forests, local development, urban policy and house-building. Indeed, the list of subjects covered by the relaxation in rules is so broad that it is hard to see what, if any, limits there are.
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