Document Type
Paper
Publication Date
2019
Abstract
This paper takes a critical look at what the Trump administration has actually accomplished in terms of repealing and modifying greenhouse gas emission standards and otherwise advancing its pro-fossil fuel agenda. As detailed herein and summarized in Figures 1 and 2, the scope of the efforts taken pursuant to this agenda is extremely broad – there are dozens of different deregulatory actions underway at various agencies, most notably the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). But in most cases, the pace of these efforts has been quite slow. This is particularly true for efforts to repeal or revise major regulations like the Clean Power Plan and the motor vehicle greenhouse gas emission and fuel economy standards, as the administration must adhere to notice-and-comment procedures and must also justify any changes to these rules in light of the statutory provisions it is implementing.
Disciplines
Environmental Law | Law
Recommended Citation
Jessica A. Wentz & Michael B. Gerrard,
Persistent Regulations: A Detailed Assessment of the Trump Administration's Efforts to Repeal Federal Climate Regulations,
Sabin Center for Climate Change Law, Columbia Law School, June 2019
(2019).
Available at:
https://scholarship.law.columbia.edu/faculty_scholarship/3038