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The Hill
March 20, 2018
The bill could include some important policy provisions, like a measure making it easier for the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to repeal the Obama administration's Clean Water Rule, or one changing the EPA's 2015 ozone regulation. Elsewhere on Capitol Hill, the Senate Environment and PublicÃâà...
Progressive.org
March 20, 2018
While environmental and citizens advocacy groups feel the Obama-era regulations fell short of providing effective federal oversight, the Trump team believes they go ... Jenna Ruddock is a Washington, D.C.-based journalist and documentary filmmaker covering science, the environment, and civil liberties.
Vox
March 6, 2018
President Donald Trump's administration has been on a deregulatory bender, particularly when it comes to environmental regulations. As of January, the New York Times counted 67 environmental rules on the chopping block under Trump. This is not one of Trump's idiosyncrasies, though.
The Hill
February 23, 2018
Last week, another judge ruled that the Energy Department must implement four Obama energy efficiency rules. Courts have ruled against Trump on regulatory matters pertaining to royalty standards for federal land, a separate Environmental Protection Agency rule on methane emissions and more.
Vox
February 22, 2018
In his first year as head of the Environmental Protection Agency, Scott Pruitt has made a huge mark, shrinking his agency and repealing as many Obama-era environmental regulations as possible. And as I pointed out last month in this feature story, he's also overseen a drastic slowdown in the day-to-dayÃâà...
The Hill
February 21, 2018
The EPA has been considering a plan to repeal the Clean Power Plan, the centerpiece of former President Obama's environmental agenda, since at least October. “The Obama administration pushed the bounds of their authority so far with the CPP that the Supreme Court issued a historic stay of the rule,Ãâà...
The Hill
February 20, 2018
Repealing the plan was part of Trump's promise to eradicate Obama's environmental legacy. In October, the EPA formally announced plans to scrap the Obama administration's signature climate change rule for power plants. Pruitt signed the plan saying the rule exceeds the agency's authority under theÃâà...
