A federal advisory council dominated by allies of President Trump has voted to roll back protections established under a 60-year-old historic preservation law, a move that critics say could put historic sites nationwide at risk.
The council’s decision loosens rules that have long governed how federal projects must account for potential harm to historically significant locations. With those guardrails weakened, federal development and infrastructure projects could now proceed even when they pose a threat to protected historic sites across the country.
