Memorandum on Air Quality Standards Implementation and Domestic Manufacturing
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.