48 Environmental Rules on the Way Out Under Trump

[Rhiannon12866]

Since taking office in January, President Trump has made eliminating federal regulations a priority. His administration — with help from Republicans in Congress — has often targeted environmental rules it sees as overly burdensome to the fossil fuel industry, including major Obama-era policies aimed at fighting climate change.

To date, the the Trump administration has sought to reverse nearly 50 environmental rules, according to an analysis by The New York Times.

24 rules have been overturned

Flood building standards
Proposed ban on a potentially harmful pesticide
Freeze on new coal leases on public lands
Methane reporting requirement
Anti-dumping rule for coal companies
Decision on Keystone XL pipeline
Decision on Dakota Access pipeline
Third-party settlement funds
Offshore drilling ban in the Atlantic and Arctic
Ban on seismic air gun testing in the Atlantic
Northern Bering Sea climate resilience plan
Royalty regulations for oil, gas and coal
Inclusion of greenhouse gas emissions in environmental reviews
Permit-issuing process for new infrastructure projects
Green Climate Fund contributions
Mining restrictions in Bristol Bay, Alaska
Grizzly bear listing as endangered species
Hunting ban on wolves and grizzly bears in Alaska
Protection of whales and sea turtles
Reusable water bottles rule for national parks
National parks climate order
Calculation for “social cost” of carbon
Planning rule for public lands
Copper filter cake listing as hazardous waste

17 rollbacks are in progress

Clean Power Plan
Paris climate agreement
Wetland and tributary protections
Car and truck fuel-efficiency standards
Status of 10 national monuments
Status of 12 marine areas
Limits on toxic discharge from power plants
Coal ash discharge regulations
Emissions standards for new, modified and reconstructed power plants
Emissions rules for power plant start-up and shutdown
Sage grouse habitat protections
Fracking regulations on public lands
Oil rig safety regulations
Regulations for offshore oil and gas exploration by floating vessels
Exploratory drilling in the Arctic Wildlife Refuge
Hunting method regulations in Alaska
Emissions standards for trailers and glider kits

7 rollbacks are in limbo

Methane emission limits at new oil and gas wells
Limits on landfill emissions
Mercury emission limits for power plants
Hazardous chemical facility regulations
Groundwater protections for uranium mines
Efficiency standards for federal buildings
Rule helping consumers buy fuel-efficient tires


More: https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2017/10/05/climate/trump-environment-rules-reversed.html?_r=0

[Eliot Rosewater]

1. This is what we all want, must be.

Otherwise how did we get here?

Dont worry, this 9 yr old child is going to start a worldwide thermonuclear war that will wipe all of us AND the environment out long before these have any effect.

But, like I said, this has to be what we, as Americans, want.

[Irish_Dem]

3. I go back and forth on your point.

On the one hand, we get the leadership we deserve. And we tolerate leadership that wants us stupid, sick, miserable and dead. Leadership with out a moral core. Does this reflect the soul of America? Or the lack thereof. In its place a dark evil morass.

On the other hand, then I think about nefarious voting strategies, gerrymandering, vote tampering, election fraud, etc. Constant and strong propaganda to a vulnerable American populace. Vulnerable because acquisition of critical thinking skills taught in college is financially out of reach for many. And a populace concerned with survival, finances, health, etc. may not have the energy to change the status quo.

Our leaders work for the rich and powerful. We don't have a representative democracy, we have an oligarchy.
That is one answer to your question about how we got here.

[Rhiannon12866]

4. The thing we keep forgetting is that the majority of Americans didn't vote for him

And his "approval" rating is dropping rapidly. In other countries don't they recall leaders, demand another election, when they lose the confidence of the people?

Trump approval hits record-low 32 percent in AP poll
https://www.democraticunderground.com/10141883429

[Irish_Dem]

5. Yes excellent point.

He is not a reflection of the majority. The soul of America is intact.

But the OP question is still a good one. How did we get here.

[Rhiannon12866]

6. That's what I ask myself every single day

I keep looking back to this time last year - when I wasn't always worried sick.

[Irish_Dem]

8. That has been part of their play book. Keep everyone rattled and afraid.

Helps to divide and conquer the populace as well as keep them docile and obedient.

But the orange F-Wad has taken this to a whole new level, to a point it may have the opposite effect.

[MFM008]

2. why doesnt GOD smite this stain

on humanity.
Theres a song called 'Indiana wants me' from the 70s.
In it it says, 'if a man ever needed dying, he did'..............

[Irish_Dem]

7. If it is any consolation, he is in a hell of his own making.

Along the lines of "be careful what you ask for."

He ran for president merely to enhance his brand and his image. Image is mostly all that he has. His lack of business acumen meant he had to pretend to have an empire, and to rely on a carefully constructed persona, bluffing and threats. It was a successful strategy in his small world of New York real estate. His sociopathy was rewarded, and his narcissism constantly fed. His mental illness a perfect fit for his insular environment.

Then he was in effect promoted to a position far above his competence level. A position requiring an entirely new skill set. Because he has no self-awareness or insight he could not adapt to his new role. His hedonism, lack of a moral compass, and his total inability to perform the basics of his office exposed to the world. His grandiosity prevented him from at least surrounding himself with others who could cover for him and run the show. So now he is a laughing stock and subject to constant criticism and humiliation, even from his own circle of supporters, kryptonite to his narcissism. And for the first time in his life, he and his family face the possibility of legal consequences for their illegalities; Mueller rattles his cage. A con artist begins to crumble when the usual defenses no longer work.

And by all accounts he hates his new living quarters, hates having to work hard, hates the restraints and rules of his new job. Faced with a barrage of negative press, he is reduced to being Elvis at the end, shooting at the TV set.

He has traversed through Dante's circles of hell, circle by circle. And now finds himself in the 9th and last level of hell.