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1. Canceled a requirement for oil and gas companies to report methane emissions.E.P.A. |
2. Loosened a Clinton-era rule designed to limit toxic emissions from major industrial polluters.E.P.A. |
4. Revoked a 2015 rule that prohibited the use of hydrofluorocarbons – powerful greenhouse gases – as a replacement for ozone-depleting substances.
6. Withdrew guidance for federal agencies to include greenhouse gas emissions in environmental reviews. (But several district courts have ruled that emissions must be included in such reviews.)
7. Proposed repeal of the Clean Power Plan, which set strict limits on carbon emissions from existing coal- and gas-fired power plants. In July 2018, the E.P.A. drafted a new, more conservative replacement plan.Executive Order; E.P.A. |
8. Announced intent to withdraw the United States from the Paris climate agreement. The process of withdrawing cannot be completed until 2020.Executive Order |
9. Drafted changes to fuel economy standards for cars and light trucks made between 2020 and 2025 that would have reduced tailpipe emissions.E.P.A. and Transportation Department |
10. Reviewing recently updated standards for limiting carbon dioxide emissions from new, modified and reconstructed power plants.
13. Changed rules for oil and gas facilities to allow methane leaks to go unrepaired during unscheduled or emergency shutdowns, and proposed withdrawing guidlines that reduce emissions from existing sources.E.P.A. |
14. Put on hold rules aimed at cutting methane emissions from landfills.
19. Lifted a freeze on new coal leases on public lands.Executive Order; Interior Department |
20. Opened nearly all of America’s coastal waters to offshore oil and gas drilling.Interior Department |
21. Made significant cuts to the borders of two national monuments in Utah and recommended border and resource management changes to several more.Presidential Proclamation; Interior Department |
22. Revoked an Obama-era executive order protecting ocean, coastal and Great Lakes waters in favor of a policy focused on energy production and economic growth.Executive Order |
23. Rescinded water pollution regulations for fracking on federal and Indian lands.Interior Department |
24. Repealed an Obama-era rule governing royalties for oil, gas and coal leases on federal lands, which replaced a 1980s rule that critics said allowed companies to underpay the federal government.Interior Department |
25. Scrapped a proposed rule that mines prove they can pay to clean up future pollution.
26. Withdrew a requirement that Gulf oil rig owners prove they can cover the costs of removing rigs once they have stopped producing.Interior Department |
27. Approved the Keystone XL pipeline rejected by President Barack Obama. Environmental groups and some Nebraska landowners opposed the pipeline and legal challenges remain.Executive Order; State Department |
28. Approved the Dakota Access pipeline blocked by the Obama administration following protests at Standing Rock over concerns that the pipline poses a risk to the region's drinking water.Executive Order; Army |
30. Opened up drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. In April 2018, the Interior Department announced it was taking steps to prepare for a lease sale in the refuge.Congress; Interior Department |
31. Ordered review of regulations on oil and gas drilling in national parks where mineral rights are privately owned.Executive Order |
32. Proposed changes to regulations for oil well control and blowout prevention systems implemented after the 2010 Deepwater Horizon explosion and oil spill.Interior Department |
33. Recommended shrinking or opening to commercial fishing three marine protected areas.Executive Order; National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration |
34. Proposed the use of seismic air guns for gas and oil exploration in the Atlantic. The practice, which can kill marine life and disrupt fisheries, was blocked under the Obama administration.
36. Revoked Obama-era flood standards for federal infrastructure projects, like roads and bridges. The standards required building on higher elevation in order to reduce risk of damage from sea-level rise and other climate change effects.Executive Order |
37. Relaxed the environmental review process for federal infrastructure projects.Executive Order |
38. Revoked directive for federal agencies to cut impacts on water, wildlife, land and other natural resources of development projects.Executive Order |
39. Revoked a 2016 order protecting the northern Bering Sea region in Alaska.Executive Order |
40. Revoked an Obama-era order which set a goal of cutting the federal government’s greenhouse gas emissions by 40 percent over 10 years.
48. Overturned ban on use of lead ammunition, fish weights and tackle on federal lands.Interior Department |
49. Overturned a ban on the hunting of predators in Alaskan wildlife refuges.Congress |
50. Ended an Obama-era rule barring hunters on some Alaska public lands from using bait to lure and kill grizzly bears.
51. Removed a number of species from the endangered list (including the Yellowstone grizzly bear, which the Obama and George W. Bush administrations had also proposed removing).Interior Department |
52. Withdrew proposed limits on endangered marine mammals and sea turtles unintentionally caught by fishing nets on the West Coast.National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration |
53. Amended fishing regulations for a number of species to allow for longer seasons and higher catch rates.National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
54. Rolled back an Obama-era policy aimed at protecting migratory birds.
57. Rejected a proposed ban on a potentially harmful pesticide, chlorpyrifos.E.P.A. |
58. Narrowed the scope of a 2016 law mandating safety assessments for potentially toxic chemicals, like dry-cleaning solvents and paint strippers. The E.P.A. will focus on direct exposure and exclude air, water and ground contamination.E.P.A. |
59. Removed copper filter cake, an electronics manufacturing byproduct comprised of heavy metals, from the “hazardous waste” list, based on a petition by Samsung.E.P.A. |
60. Reversed an Obama-era rule that required braking system upgrades for “high hazard” trains hauling flammable liquids, like oil and ethanol.
61. Proposed elimination of two programs limiting children’s exposure to lead paint, which is known to damage brain and nervous system development.E.P.A. |
62. Proposed changes to a rule aimed at improving safety at facilities that use hazardous chemicals.E.P.A. |
63. Announced a review of an Obama-era rule lowering coal dust limits in mines. The head of the Mine Safety and Health Administration said there were no immediate plans to change the dust limit, but the review continues.
64. Revoked a rule that prevented coal companies from dumping mining debris into local streams.Congress |
65. Withdrew a proposed rule reducing pollutants, including air pollution, at sewage treatment plants.E.P.A.
66. Revoked federal rules regulating coal ash waste from power plants and granted oversight to the states. Mr. Pruitt's home state, Oklahoma, was the first to be granted this power and has applied the regulations only loosely.
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