Obama-Era Air Rules Could Be Caught Up In Trump Plans to Roll Back Regulations

摘要

Obama-era regulations on ground-level ozone and utility sector emissions are potential targets for a rollback under President-elect Donald Trump, but environmental advocacy organizations are planning a vigorous defense of those regulations in the courts and in the U.S. Senate. At the same time, the transition of power from President Barack Obama to Trump inserts uncertainty into the status of ongoing Clean Air Act litigation and rulemaking at the Environmental Protection Agency, though the agency will still face several looming deadlines to take action on implementing the 2015 ozone standards, reviewing national air toxics standards and making decisions on state pollution plans.