The Bush administration has killed or weakened a host of health, safety, and environmental protections -- including restrictions on hard rock mining, energy efficiency standards, and ergonomics rules to protect workers, just to name a few. OMB Watch provides a list of priority safeguards that have been weakened or revoked.
Emissions Standards for Power Plants. The Bush administration announced on November 22 that it is rolling back protections to limit air pollution from factories, refineries and power plants as part of a long-expected overhaul of EPA’s New Source Review program.