23 Environmental Rules Rolled Back in Trumps First 100 Days
Approved the Dakota Access pipeline.
Revoked a rule that prevented coal mining companies from dumping debris into local streams.
Cancelled a requirement for reporting methane emissions.
Approved the Keystone XL pipeline.
Revoked an update to public land use planning process.
Lifted a freeze on new coal leases on public lands.
Rejected a ban on a potentially harmful insecticide.
Overturned a ban on the hunting of predators in Alaskan wildlife refuges.
Withdrew guidance for federal agencies to include greenhouse gas emissions in environmental reviews.
Ordered review and "elimination" of rule that protected tributaries and wetlands under the Clean Water Act.
Reopened a review of fuel efficiency standards for cars and trucks.
Ordered "immediate reevaluation" of the Clean Power Plan.
Rolled back limits on toxic discharge from power plants into public waterways.
Ordered review of rule limiting methane emissions at new oil and gas drilling sites
Ordered review of national monuments created since 1996.
Ordered review of offshore drilling policies and regulations.
Withdrew a rule that would help consumers buy more fuel efficient tires
Voted to revoke limits on methane emissions on public lands
Postponed reforms to how oil, gas and coal from federal lands are priced
Delayed a rule aiming to increase safety at facilities that use hazardous chemicals
Delayed rules increasing energy efficiency standards for some appliances and some federal buildings
Delayed rules modernizing the federal highway system, including environmental standards
Delayed a lawsuit over rule regulating airborne mercury emissions from power plants
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