Trump environmental regulation rollback 2026
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California leads lawsuit against Trump fuel efficiency standards rollback
Under the Biden administration, fuel economy standards were set at 50.4 miles per gallon by model year 2031.
The Trump administration's rollback set fuel economy standards to a fleet average of 34.9 miles per gallon by model year 2031.
The rollback was applauded by car makers.
US states and cities sue over Trump EPA's repeal of emissions rules
EPA assistant administrator Aaron Szabo said in September that the repeal will allow utilities to make decisions based on cost savings instead of being required to shut down facilities.
The coalition is petitioning the US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia to review the EPA's decision and strike down the repeal.
The EPA announced the revocation of the Biden-era rule the previous month.
Trump announces rollback of Biden-era fuel economy standards for cars
Trump announced a proposal in December 2025 to set the industry fleetwide average for light-duty vehicles at roughly 34.5 mpg by 2031.
Trump said the new standards would terminate Biden's electric vehicle mandate.
There are no federal guidelines or laws requiring Americans to buy electric cars or barring the sale of petrol-powered cars.
Trump's executive order on recreational fishing criticized by advocates
Monsell said offshore platforms are known to serve as hubs for invasive species and can leach harmful chemicals into the ocean.
Treece said most shark populations in the US are a fraction of what they were before the rise of industrial-scale fishing in the mid 1900s.
The order calls for the establishment of an Interagency Shark and Pinniped Depredation Task Force to address cases where sharks and marine mammals take fish from anglers' lines.
Fossil-fuel firms in line for billions in benefits after Trump donation call
Industry executives contributed $19m to Trump's inaugural fund.
Trump held an April 2024 fundraiser at Mar-a-Lago, Florida where he reportedly asked industry executives for $1bn in campaign contributions in exchange for tax breaks and deregulations.
Senator Sheldon Whitehouse is the ranking member of the Senate environment and public works committee.
“The Trump administration has delivered right back, handing polluters benefits worth hundreds of billions of dollars. That bargain came at a price, and American families are the ones paying it: higher energy bills and higher costs associated with increased damages from climate change and air and water pollution.”
Al Gore reflects on climate fight twenty years after An Inconvenient Truth
Previous projections of a 4C or more temperature rise by the end of the century are now considered unlikely due to the speedy deployment of clean energy.
The event was staged as a conversation with TV weather forecaster Al Roker as part of climate week.
António Guterres said clean energy has gone from alternative to unstoppable.
“But they kept going anyway because, as others have said, courage is not the absence of fear or despair. It’s the decision to go forward in spite of it. And I really strongly believe that we are very close to that positive tipping point where the mass of public opinion is going to be unstoppable.”
Diesel export ban considered by Trump administration
The U.S. shipped a record 1.6 million barrels of diesel overseas each day in August, up from roughly 1 million barrels per day in February, according to data from energy analytics firm Kpler.
The Trump administration has backed away from a potential diesel export ban.
U.S. diesel supplies are nearly 13% below the average for this time of year, despite refineries operating at about 97% capacity.
California and New York sue over Trump push to halt wind energy projects
Attorneys general in Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, Massachusetts, New Jersey, Rhode Island and Vermont joined New York's suit.
Bluepoint Wind agreed in April to end a wind farm under development off the New York and New Jersey coast.
The Interior Department started buying back offshore wind leases in March after federal courts thwarted Trump's efforts to stop offshore wind development through executive action.
EPA let Bayer pick regulations for destructive weedkiller, documents show
Bayer chose the less restrictive option for volatility mitigation, allowing dicamba application at up to 95 degrees if the treated area was reduced.
Kelly Ryerson said it is undeniable that the EPA remains fully captured by pesticide company players who ignore losses of farmers and federal court mandates to halt dicamba use.
Dicamba is drift prone and kills vegetation and crops for miles around fields where it is sprayed.
Hunters get seat at Trump White House table as he targets Biden-era rules
Trump is expected to sign a pair of executive orders aimed at expanding public lands and waterways, promoting healthy wild game populations, and expanding access to offshore recreational fishing.
Representatives from organizations including Bass Pro Shops, the National Rifle Association, Ducks Unlimited, and the Congressional Sportsmen's Foundation are expected to attend the dinner.
One of the executive orders targets Biden-era restrictions on the use of traditional lead ammunition and tackle.
Moira Donegan opinion on Trump's fossil fuel policy
Approximately 100,000 yoga instructors are registered with the Yoga Alliance, an industry group.
The EPA announced it would lift limits on carbon emissions from coal- and gas-burning power plants, reversing Biden and Obama era climate policies.
Trump characterized energy industry donations solicited during his 2024 campaign as part of a deal.
Op-ed: Trump EPA reforms boost manufacturers, more red tape to cut
Lee Zeldin is the EPA Administrator under the Trump administration.
Jay Timmons said NAM and other groups had objected to Biden's 2024 power plant emissions standards at the time they were proposed.
NAM polling found that 80% of manufacturers say the length and complexity of the permitting process is harmful to increasing investment.
Trump administration rolls back Biden-era environmental and pollution rules
The rules being targeted include former President Joe Biden's 2024 Carbon Pollution Standards.
The EPA wrote that models continue to show that greenhouse gas emissions from power plants have no material impact on global climate change.
Zeldin said the Obama and Biden administrations implemented a war on coal to destroy reliable and affordable energy.
US scraps limits on coal and gas power plant emissions
The power sector makes up about a quarter of US emissions, at roughly 1.5 billion tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalent each year.
The EPA said that getting rid of the majority of the climate rules from President Joe Biden's era would save $310bn (£223bn) and reduce energy prices.
The EPA announced it is scrapping rules aimed at limiting pollution from coal and gas power plants.