These Biden rules could be trashed by Trump
The Biden administration pushed out a flurry of major environmental rules early this year under a looming threat of rollbacks if former President Donald Trump clinches the White House in November’s election. But some significant rules won’t get out the door in time to shield them from being reversed if Trump wins, a reality that was on stark display last week when the Biden administration released its plans for upcoming regulations. … Earlier this year, Biden’s agencies finished a series of significant regulations, including a high-stakes power plant rule on climate pollution, a policy governing conservation of public lands and drinking water standards for some members of the “forever chemicals” family known as per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS. … EPA is expected to roll out a revised lead and copper rule for drinking water systems, which would trigger action sooner to reduce lead exposure and require lead pipes to be replaced within 10 years. That rule isn’t expected to be completed until October.