More than a hundred industrial trade groups and chambers of commerce are urging President-elect Donald Trump to weaken or eliminate numerous Biden administration regulations on energy, air pollution, recycling, worker heat protections, consumer safeguards and corporate financing, claiming that the rules are “strangling” the nation’s economy. … On clean water protections, the manufacturers urged Trump to ensure that the EPA’s regulatory decision-making complies with a landmark 2023 Supreme Court decision scaling back federal protections for many wetlands and streams. … TheSupreme Court’s decision has drawn criticism from scientists and environmental advocates, who say the gutting of safeguards will jeopardize water quality throughout the arid West.