Swinging for the Fences: The EPA’s Gamble on Environmental Policy
Above, where seated in his tower,I saw Conquest depicted in his powerThere was a sharpened sword above his headThat hung there by the thinnest simple thread. – Chaucer, Canterbury Tales Lee Zeldin’s arrival as Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency...
Trump, the Endangerment Finding, and the Potential Cascading Chaos for Climate Regulations
Since taking office, the Trump administration has scrubbed mentions of climate change from federal agency websites, resulting in absent reports and missing data. To satisfy the underlying goal of a Trump day-one executive order, the administration and Environmental...
Shifting Gears in Environmental Policy: Federal Slowdown, State Action
Capstone believes that although federal environmental regulations will slow with the incoming Trump administration, regulators will likely not fully roll back Biden-era PFAS rules—a positive for utilities and waste management companies. However, blue states are likely...
Power Moves: How Trump’s Agenda Will Shape a Fossil Fuel Revival
Capstone believes the Trump administration will lean heavily on executive action to implement its energy agenda. Looking at Congress, with slim majorities and a host of priorities outside of energy, we believe Republican lawmakers will shy away from major action on...
