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A number of companies are taking aggressive steps to undo

May 6, 2019 by Carolyn Mueller

A number of companies are taking aggressive steps to undo the regulations, including Enbridge, and the American Society of Civil Engineers, a trade group that represents hundreds of companies, has already proposed the creation of an environmental compliance agency to monitor violations by energy companies.

In response to the EPA's proposed rollback of fuel economy standards, the American Society of Civil Engineers has released its own report, "Methane, Clean Energy, and The Future of the Environmental Economy," which provides a comprehensive assessment of the federal government's actions under the President-elect.

The new report concludes that "the administration's decision to rollback the CEA and GHG emissions requirements is not only arbitrary, it will damage public health, safety, and environmental quality."

The new report also calls for the EPA to provide guidance on how to enforce the new rules. "This guidance needs to include a range of factors, including how states and local agencies will comply with the new rules and the federal government's decision to rollback the CEA and GHG emissions requirements," says the report.

But it seems clear that the Trump administration may be looking to rollback existing regulations that were not based on the scientific evidence of their effectiveness by changing their wording.

With the release of the study, many of the major environmental groups are holding a meeting in April to discuss how to fight back against the EPA's policies.