Environmental lawyers get ready to pounce on Trump's energy deregulation moves

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

54% : Other areas of coverage include her award-winning reporting plastic pollution and the ins and outs of global climate diplomacy and United Nations climate negotiations.
51% : The preparations will pose a test for the Trump administration's strategy since January of relying mainly on emergency authorities and executive orders to slash what it views as obstructions to a surge in fossil fuel energy production.
50% : " He said that among other things, the Clean Air Act has a judicial review provision governing lawsuits over actions by the Environmental Protection Agency administrator, but it does not specifically mention actions by the president.
44% : In the last two weeks, Trump issued an executive order directing agencies to sunset every existing energy regulation by next year and, in a separate memorandum, said those agencies may repeal certain regulations without allowing the public to weigh in.
40% : April 22 (Reuters) - U.S. environmental groups say they are hiring lawyers and preparing for a major legal showdown with President Donald Trump's administration over its rapid-fire and sweeping efforts to sidestep federal regulations on oil, gas and coal development.
40% : Other major coverage areas include energy development on federal lands and waters, methane emissions from fossil fuel extraction and waste, and California's environmental policies.
32% : Trump relied on a provision of the Clean Air Act passed by Congress in 1990 that enables the president to exempt certain sources for national security reasons or if mitigating technology is not available.

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