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April 12, 2018 · 2,957 days ago
🌍 Environment
On April 12, 2018, President Trump signed a memorandum directing federal agencies to review and modify procedures for implementing air quality standards under the Clean Air Act. The memorandum instructed agencies to consider economic impacts and domestic manufacturing competitiveness when implementing air quality regulations. The confirmed effect was to initiate a regulatory review process that extended timelines for certain air quality compliance measures and modified how federal agencies weighed environmental standards against economic factors.
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August 15, 2017 · 3,197 days ago
🌍 Environment
Executive Order 13807 was signed on August 15, 2017, establishing procedures to streamline environmental review and permitting timelines for infrastructure projects to a maximum of 2 years for major projects. The order reduced the default review period from 10 years to 2 years and removed certain environmental review requirements. The confirmed direct impact includes faster permitting for highways, pipelines, bridges, and water projects, with expedited reviews applied to hundreds of infrastructure permits filed after the order's effective date.
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April 28, 2017 · 3,306 days ago
🌍 Environment
Executive Order 13795, signed April 28, 2017, revoked the previous administration's offshore drilling moratoriums and directed the Department of Interior to review and open federal waters to oil and gas leasing. The order eliminated restrictions on energy development in U.S. coastal waters, including the Atlantic, Pacific, and Arctic oceans. The direct effect was the expansion of federal lease sales for oil and gas extraction in previously protected marine areas.
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April 26, 2017 · 3,308 days ago
🌍 Environment
Executive Order 13792 was signed on April 26, 2017, directing the Secretary of the Interior to review all national monument designations made since January 1, 1996, and report on their legality and appropriateness. The order resulted in the Interior Department recommending changes to multiple monument designations, leading to the subsequent reduction in size of Bears Ears National Monument (Utah) and Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument (Utah), which removed federal protections from approximately 2 million acres of public land.
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March 28, 2017 · 3,337 days ago
🌍 Environment
On March 28, 2017, President Trump signed Executive Order 13783, directing the EPA to review and rescind the Clean Power Plan, an Obama-era regulation limiting carbon dioxide emissions from existing coal and natural gas power plants. The order eliminated the requirement for states to meet specific emissions reduction targets by 2030. The direct effect was that coal-fired power plants faced fewer regulatory constraints on greenhouse gas emissions, and states were no longer bound by federal emissions reduction timelines.