Trump Re-Election Would Enable Defense, Expansion Of EPA Rollbacks

A scenario in which President Donald Trump wins re-election next month would allow EPA to bolster its defense of sundry climate and other environmental rollbacks in court while embarking on new deregulatory efforts, observers say, including broader changes to cost-benefit rules and limiting the scope of future carbon controls. A Trump victory would also likely heighten the political importance of state and regional climate change initiatives, while simultaneously exacerbating tensions between states and a White House that is already hostile...