> The recession would be long over before the environmental impact reports are even submitted
For megaprojects where a municipality might be creating new infrastructure or modifying infrastructure, sure. But there are plenty of big projects involving deferred maintenance that would require little or environmental impact work (or may have even had the environmental work done long ago).
For megaprojects where a municipality might be creating new infrastructure or modifying infrastructure, sure. But there are plenty of big projects involving deferred maintenance that would require little or environmental impact work (or may have even had the environmental work done long ago).