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Updated April 22, 2026 9:03 AM

Trump’s Air Force training order responds to a regulatory bottleneck

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The White House says the president signed a determination on April 20 to exempt U.S. Air Force jet fighter training operations in Idaho, Oregon and Nevada from certain water pollution requirements for one year. The move keeps the flights moving; whether it reflects good management or just a loud answer to a bureaucratic problem is a separate question.

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April 22, 2026 9:03 AM

Trump’s Air Force training order responds to a regulatory bottleneck

★★☆☆☆Fuckup rating 2/5

The White House says the president signed a determination on April 20 to exempt U.S. Air Force jet fighter training operations in Idaho, Oregon and Nevada from certain water pollution requirements for one year. The move keeps the flights moving; whether it reflects good management or just a loud answer to a bureaucratic problem is a separate question.