Government,
Environmental & Energy
May 3, 2019
Environmental deregulation: all sound, no fury
The Trump administration has repeatedly vowed to streamline environmental regulation, bring back coal, and make America No. 1 in the world in energy — and then proclaimed success on all counts.
Gerald George
Partner
Davis Wright Tremaine LLP
Email: GeraldGeorge@dwt.com
Gerald is an environmental partner in the firm's San Francisco office. He has practiced environmental law for 30 years, including as head of the U.S. Department of Justice Environmental Enforcement Section field office in San Francisco.
Hyperbole has always been the coin of the realm in political Washington. In the last two years, however, with slogans like "repeal and replace," it has devolved to near fantasy. The Trump administration has repeatedly vowed to streamline environmental regulation, bring back coal, and make America No. 1 in the world in energy -- and then proclaimed success on all counts. On the last two, the markets will ultimately determine who won, and what "winning" is. On enviro...
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