23 environmental rules rolled back in President Trump's first 100 days

[L. Coyote]

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1. Approved the Dakota Access pipeline. Feb. 7
2. Revoked a rule that prevented coal mining companies from dumping debris into local streams. Feb. 16
3. Canceled a requirement for reporting methane emissions. March 2
4. Approved the Keystone XL pipeline. March 24
5. Revoked an update to public land use planning process. March 27
6. Lifted a freeze on new coal leases on public lands. March 29
7. Rejected a ban on a potentially harmful insecticide. March 29
8. Overturned a ban on the hunting of predators in Alaskan wildlife refuges. April 3
9. Withdrew guidance for federal agencies to include greenhouse gas emissions in environmental reviews. April 5
10. Ordered review and "elimination" of rule that protected tributaries and wetlands under the Clean Water Act. Feb. 28
11. Reopened a review of fuel-efficiency standards for cars and trucks. March 15
12. Ordered "immediate re-evaluation" of the Clean Power Plan. March 28
13. Rolled back limits on toxic discharge from power plants into public waterways. April 12
14. Ordered review of rule limiting methane emissions at new oil and gas drilling sites. April 18
15. Ordered review of national monuments created since 1996. April 26
16. Ordered review of offshore drilling policies and regulations. April 28
17. Withdrew a rule that would help consumers buy more fuel-efficient tires. Jan. 26
18. Voted to revoke limits on methane emissions on public lands. Feb. 3
19. Postponed changes to how oil, gas and coal from federal lands are priced. Feb. 22
20. Delayed a rule aiming to increase safety at facilities that use hazardous chemicals. March 13
21. Delayed rules increasing energy efficiency standards for some appliances and some federal buildings. March 15
22. Delayed rules modernizing the federal highway system, including environmental standards. March 15
23. Delayed a lawsuit over a rule regulating airborne mercury emissions from power plants. April 27

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[sakabatou]

1. It just keeps getting worse.

[L. Coyote]

2. One about every four days. It will get truly shitty at this rate.