Air Regulation in 2017: The Trump Administration Begins

摘要

In the world of air regulations, the year 2016 will be remembered not for any major action by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in developing, revising, or defending its rules, but for the result of the November 8 presidential election that took most of the United States, if not the world, by surprise. Donald Trump's election and the transition to a Republican administration will undoubtedly be the primary influence (and major question mark) in the air quality regulation landscape in 2017. As Trump prepares to take office, speculation is rampant about whether the promises he made on the campaign trail will translate into action. Chief among those promises was a vow to eliminate or roll back efforts aimed at regulating climate change, including the repeal of the EPA's Clean Power Plan (CPP) and withdrawal from the Paris climate change accord.