EPA formally rejected the Guam buildup plan as environmentally unsatisfactory.

Evidence

When the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) looked at the buildup plan, it had many of the same concerns. In a scathing report, the agency found the buildup would likely damage “Guam’s existing substandard drinking water and wastewater infrastructure, which may result in significant adverse public health impacts.” Dredging to expand Apra Harbor would cause “unacceptable impacts” to seventy-one acres of coral reef. The EPA deemed the buildup plan “environmentally unsatisfactory,” saying it “should not proceed as proposed.” — David Vine, Base Nation_ How U.S. Military Bases…, 249

Categorization

• QUESTION: Did the buildup proceed despite the EPA’s explicit rejection, and what legal authority allowed that?
• corroborated: 2 independent passages support this claim — David Vine, Base Nation_ How U.S. Military Bases…, 249