Kristi Noem Seeks Emergency Demolition of 17 Historic D.C. Buildings, Sparking Preservation Fight

Washington, D.C. — Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem has asked federal partners to invoke emergency demolition authority to tear down 17 historic buildings at the old St. Elizabeths campus, asserting the vacant structures pose a “present risk to life and property” and could be exploited by unauthorized actors, according to The Washington Post.

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