EPA Announces Plans to Begin 31 Deregulatory Actions
Posted on Mar. 17, 2025 / Advocacy Alert / Subscribe 0
The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently announced that it plans to undertake 31 deregulatory actions. The EPA press release can be viewed at https://www.epa.gov/newsreleases/epa-launches-biggest-deregulatory-action-us-history.
Several of these proposed actions could impact the waste and resource management industry, including:
- Reconsideration of mandatory Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program (GHG Reporting Program).
- Reconsideration of light-duty, medium-duty, and heavy-duty vehicle regulations
- Redirecting enforcement resources to EPA's core mission (Enforcement Discretion)
- Terminating Environmental Justice and DEI arms of the EPA
- Ending the "Good Neighbor Plan" which addresses interstate air pollution
- Working with states and tribes to resolve backlog of State Implementation Plans and Tribal Implementation Plans
- Reconstituting Science Advisory Board and Clean Air Scientific Advisory Committee
- Prioritizing coal ash program to expedite state permit reviews and update coal ash regulations
- Utilizing enforcement discretion to further North Carolina's recovery from Hurricane Helene
The Hoosier Chapter will be monitoring these developments. Please contact us at [email protected] if you have updates or comments.
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