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EPA

Trump’s regs freeze trips up Biden’s green rules

“Regulatory freezes are standard practice for incoming administrations,” Stuart Shapiro, dean of the public policy school at Rutgers University, told POLITICO’s E&E News. “They want to pause any actions not completed by the previous administrations so they can decide whether they want to complete them.”

Shapiro quoted: EPA in Elon Musk’s crosshairs

Bloustein Dean Stuart Shapiro is quoted in a POLITICO article discussing the ramifications of Trump’s announcement that billionaire tech mogul Elon Musk and 2024 Republican presidential nominee Vivek Ramaswamy will lead a new government efficiency commission aimed at overhauling the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and other federal offices.

EPA Criticized for Skipping Small Business Advice on Rules

The Environmental Protection Agency has proposed at least five high-profile rules since June 2021 and certified that none warranted a consultation with small businesses and local government agencies. The consultation process is required before proposing regulations...

Trump's climate order is just an opening bid

Amid much fanfare yesterday, President Trump announced an executive order intended to roll back Obama administration climate policies. The executive order (like many of Trump's actions to date) is largely ceremonial, however. Whether or not Trump has a lasting effect...

EPA regulations face new test at high court

If the high court sends the rule back to the EPA for cost consideration, said Stuart Shapiro, Rutgers University public policy program director, it could take the agency the rest of the Obama administration to reissue the rule. The Hill, March 24

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