Standing By For A Rush Of Bullshit Environmental Rules As Shitstain Admin Heads For The Exits

[hatrack]

Environmentalists and industry observers are watching the clock now that President Trump has lost his bid for reelection, anticipating a potential flurry of last-minute energy rollbacks, permitting decisions and new rules that could impinge on a Biden administration. Several rules that could weaken energy efficiency standards, for example, are poised for final passage at the Department of Energy, and measures at the Interior Department that could affect oil drilling are in various stages of completion.

Trump has not conceded the race and shows no signs of doing so. His supporters say his administration should continue working full speed ahead.

"While the president and his legal team focus on their options with respect to the election, there is no reason his agencies should take a pause on finalizing as many pending actions as possible at the same time," said Tom Pyle, president of the American Energy Alliance, who led Trump's Energy Department transition team. Among the actions Pyle cited was a Labor Department rule released this month that makes it more difficult to use investment assets to address social issues such as climate change or racial justice (Climatewire, Nov. 2).

Other provisions that could be enacted before President-elect Joe Biden is inaugurated include a DOE rule that would allow showers to deliver a greater blast of water — which Trump has taken particular interest in, complaining that modern showerheads deliver only a trickle of water for him to wash his "beautiful hair properly." The Interior Department also could move on issues like seismic testing in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. DOE is also likely to deliver a study that looks at what would happen to the U.S. economy if the government banned hydraulic fracturing. Trump ordered the study just days before the election that centered on Pennsylvania, where fracking has boosted the state's economy.

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[secondwind]

1. This is frightening beyond words.

Can’t all of this be undone by the new POTUS? Pls forgive my ignorance on how our govt works. Never paid attention until Trump came into office 😏

[vlyons]

2. If I were an Exxon exec with augthority to start newb drilling

I think I would be reluctant to commit money and resources to a program or endeavor that will be nullified by Biden exec orders that nullify Trump exec orders and regulations. Ditto an exec of a plumbing hardware manufacturer.