Such data has provided the EPA with support for major regulations, including limits on mercury emissions from the electric power industry. The CRA was enacted as law in 1996 under then Senate Majority Leader Newt Gingrich, during Bill Clinton’s presidency. Barack Obama never wielded the CRA, despite entering office with a friendly Senate majority in 2009. When a rule is eliminated through the CRA, no substantially similar rule can easily be introduced to take its place. In short, many of the Trump’s most recent regulatory actions may not survive legal challenge in the courts if Biden foregoes the CRA.

Source: Forbes January 08, 2021 19:41 UTC