Modernizing America’s Environmental Policy for the 21st Century

Fran Miron feeds his cows at his farm Sept, 5, 2019, in Hugo, Minnesota. Miron is among the many farmers who objected to the Obama administration’s expanded regulation of waterways under the so-called Waters of the United States rule. (Photo: Salwan Georges/The Washington Post/Getty Images) Nicolas Loris, an economist, focuses on energy, environmental and regulatory issues as the Herbert and Joyce Morgan fellow at The Heritage Foundation. Read his research. This article is an excerpt from the “ 2020 Mandate for Leadership: A Clear Vision for the Next Administration .” It looks back at policy decisions made by the Trump administration over the past four years. You can purchase your copy of “Mandate 2020” here . Since publication of the last Mandate for Leadership , the Trump administration has taken a number of encouraging steps to decrease the ever-expanding regulatory state that threatens liberty, property rights, and economic progress for little to no environmental benefit. The administration scrapped the climate agenda of the Obama administration, which would have driven up energy bills on American families for no meaningful global temperature impact. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency replaced the Clean Power Plan with the Affordable Clean Energy rule and revamped […]

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