"Donald Trump is preparing to make massive policy changes at the EPA"
1. How did the Obama Administration prepare for the Trump Administration's plans for the EPA?
It raced to finish many environmental regulations in order for Trump to not be able to freeze them.
2. What does Trump have to do to policies that Obama enacted by Executive Order instead of Congressional action?
He has the power to cancel all of Obama's executive orders by issuing his own executive orders.
3, What policies did Obama's Administration pass through the rule making process and what does Trump have to do to get rid of these?
He has to restart the rulemaking process from the beginning, which includes justifying new rules before courts.
4. What history does Trump's pick for head of the EPA have with the agency?
His nominee is Scott Pruitt, who has sued Obama's administration over its EPA rules many times.
His nominee is Scott Pruitt, who has sued Obama's administration over its EPA rules many times.
5. What is the main way that Congress can limit the effectiveness of the EPA?
Congress can use the power allocated through the Congressional Review Act to kill Obama's rules after May 2016 by majority vote.
6. How could Trump and Congress alter the future of all EPA rule making? (What would the REINS act do?)
Budget cuts will be the death of EPA capabilities to monitor and enforce its rules. The REINS Act would require every major new EPA rule to be subject to a yay/nay vote in Congress.
7. Based on what you know about environmental protection and Congress - what do you think the impact of this would be if it were to pass?
Both houses of Congress as they are now are both Republican-majority, who tend to favor limited federal government--keeping it out of strict regulation of private companies. Thus, if the act were to pass, Congress would certainly vote down more EPA rules than it would up to limit the scope of EPA's power.
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