def verify_approval_skip(data, env, env_configs):
    """Determines if a approval stage can be added/removed from a given
    environment pipeline stage based on environment setting. Defaults to false,
    and verifies administrators allow skips in given environments.
    Args:
        data (dict): environment config data from pipeline files
        env (str): Name of environment
        env_configs (dict): environment configs from foremast files

    Returns:
        bool: result of approval skip check/verification and setting
    """

    approval_skip = False

    if 'approval_skip' in data['app']:
        if env in env_configs and env_configs[env]['enable_approval_skip']:
            approval_skip = data['app']['approval_skip']

    return approval_skip