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Citing an economic emergency, Trump directs agencies across government to waive federal regulations

from The Washington Post

Citing an economic emergency, Trump directs agencies across government to waive federal regulations The Washington Post The Trump administration is doing by fiat what it has struggled to accomplish through lengthy rulemaking — dismantling federal regulations designed to protect workers, consumers, investors and the environment. Invoking an economic "emergency" stemming from the coronavirus pandemic, the administration has made it harder for people to challenge inaccuracies on credit reports, eased required breaks for commercial truckers and told factories and power plants that, although they should obey pollution limits, they do not have to monitor or report their emissions routinely — among other things. READ MORE

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