Deregulation: Trump Ramps Up War on Regulations with 702 Rules Cut, $1.5T Savings, Repeal of 2009 Endangerment Finding; DOL Eliminates Disparate Impact from Title VI
Key Questions
What is the scope of the Trump administration's new deregulatory push?
The administration is targeting 702 rules for elimination with projected $1.5T in savings, significantly expanding beyond first-term efforts and including repeal of the 2009 endangerment finding.
How does repealing the endangerment finding affect climate regulation?
Repeal of the 2009 endangerment finding threatens EPA authority and California's waiver, reshaping climate litigation and regulatory enforcement.
What change did the DOL make to Title VI enforcement?
The Department of Labor issued a final rule eliminating disparate impact liability from Title VI for federal grants, aligning with DOJ shifts and altering civil rights enforcement for funding recipients.
Trump administration launches massive deregulatory push: 702 rules targeted for elimination, projected $1.5T in savings, and repeal of the 2009 endangerment finding that underpins climate regulation. This dwarfs first-term efforts and reshapes the federal regulatory environment, with major implications for compliance, investment, and climate litigation. The endangerment finding repeal alone threatens EPA authority and California's waiver. New: DOL final rule eliminates disparate impact from Title VI for federal grants, following DOJ's Title VII opinion—major civil rights enforcement shift for federal funding recipients.