Nevertheless, the industry wish list for Trump and the next Congress has grown with each recent announcement. The Obama administration's scramble to finalize key environmental policies in its last days obscures the fact that many of those actions were in the works for years.
On some level, Trump wants to come in and break things Obama has created," he said. "It is easier to break things than it is to create them.
Those include pollution restrictions for coal-burning power plants, blocked oil leases in the Arctic and limitations on methane emissions to reduce greenhouse gases from the oil and gas industry, which would require congressional action or the reopening of lengthy bureaucratic processes. Other administration actions will be harder to unravel, legal and industry experts said. Trump already has said he would knock down the coal moratorium. Reversing course from the Obama years could happen with the stroke of a pen for a moratorium on new coal sales and recent mining claim withdrawals in Montana, Oregon and Washington. "From the top, the president (Trump) on down, there is a commitment to making change, and the stars are aligning to see that change take place," the Utah Republican said. Rob Bishop, chairman of the House Natural Resources Committee, who pointed to "excessive" administration moves on the environment that attracted a Republican backlash.
"Obama may be in danger of losing his entire legacy," said Rep. All three are industry proponents who have lined up against Obama on environmental issues and expressed doubts about the science behind climate change. Rick Perry for energy secretary and Thursday's announcement of Montana Rep. The outcome could determine whether eight years of Democratic rule in the White House leaves a lasting mark on the environment or quickly fades.Īlready environmental groups and their Democratic allies are raising alarms over Trump's choice of Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt to head the Environmental Protection Agency, Texas Gov.
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