Overview
E&E News quoted Jim Barnette in a January 20 article titled “As Obama Exits, GOP Hit List is Long and Sweeping.” The article discusses why congressional Republicans are dusting off environmental and regulatory reforms more likely to fly under President Donald Trump. The list includes proactive measures that would change the way rules are promulgated, reactive regulatory rollbacks, changes to judicial review, and modifications to bedrock environmental laws like the Endangered Species Act and Clean Air Act.
Mr. Barnette says Congress likely won't have time to address every single measure, especially the regulatory reform proposals. "All those face such an uphill battle in the Senate. It's hard for me to believe that the Senate will have time for long, drawn-out battles on ideological regulatory reform issues, particularly when the Trump administration can accomplish some of those reforms all by itself."
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