Blocked the introduction of new water contamination limits of chemical in linked to fetal and infant brain damage.
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Reversed healthcare discrimination-protections for individuals on the basis of sex or gender.
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A weakening of regulations addressing the emission of mercury, arsenic, and other toxic air pollutants from coal- and oil-fired power plants.
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Restrictions on the EPA’s ability to consider public health studies when creating regulations – including regulations directly concerning public health.
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Rescinded regulations on the release of hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) – a group of greenhouse gasses with 1000’s of times the global warming potential of CO2 in the near-term.
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Proposals to weaken nutritional standards for school lunches and school-provided meal programs in low-income areas.
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Blocked new energy efficiency standards for light bulbs, other consumer products, and certain industrial equipment.
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Blocked a rule that would’ve limited the discharge of metal neurotoxins and other pollutants from power plants directly into public waterways.
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Reauthorized the use of indiscriminate M-44 cyanide traps to kill predatory animals; rapidly backpedaled following public outcry.
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Weakened regulations for the storage and disposal of toxic coal waste.
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Revisions weakening the effectiveness of the Endangered Species Act and it’s ability to list threatened species.
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Rejected a ban on the toxic crop-pesticide chlorpyrifos – exposure to which increases the risk of developing learning disabilities and can delay and reduce IQ’s.
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The scientific consensus on exposure to ionizing radiation has long held that no ‘risk-free threshold’ exists, and that even low doses can increase an individual’s risk of developing cancer.
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An executive order revoking a requirement that civilization casualties that result from U.S. airstrikes be reported.
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Attempt to block the implementation of an Obama-era rule requiring large companies report employee pay data based on race and gender.
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The Trump administration attempted to institute a policy to discriminate against Lawful Permanent Residents (LPRs) serving in the U.S. military.
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Attempted to withdraw protections for several species of whale, dolphin, and turtles by eliminating limits on accidental deaths (or ‘bycatch’) by fishing.
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Revocation of President Obama’s “Stewardship of the Ocean, Our Coast, and the Great Lakes” executive order.
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Repealed the Open Internet Rule and Net Neutrality in favor of a ‘voluntary commitment’ by internet service providers to the principle.
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Repealed Federal Communication Commission (FCC) rules preventing a single company from owning all broadcast stations and media outlets in any location.
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Repealed a rule requiring oil & gas companies to disclose what chemicals they inject into the ground when fracking on public lands.
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Created to help protect consumers by providing a means of legal recourse against abuse by large financial institutions, the arbitration rule banned certain companies from the use of ‘mandatory arbitration’ clauses in their consumer contracts.
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Tried to rescind a rule addressing the 8,000+lbs of mercury flushed into public water treatment facilities by dental offices annually.
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Created in the last months of the Obama administration, the Internet Privacy Rule would require telecommunications carriers obtain approval from customers prior to using or sharing their information.
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Repealed a rule aimed at reducing surface and ground water pollution resulting from ‘mountaintop removal’ coal extraction.
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Repealed an amendment to the 2008 NICS Act which strengthened firearm prohibitions for potentially mentally unfit individuals.
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A revolving policy instituted by every Republican president since Reagan and revoked by every subsequent Democrat, the Global Gag Rule is a policy of cutting off U.S. aid to organizations that “perform or promote abortion”.
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