Newest Trump Executive Order Pushes His Anti-Regulatory Agenda Further

"The president mandated task forces to target rules to repeal, claiming the economic benefits of rollbacks will create more jobs."

"Every federal agency will set up a task force dedicated to quickly finding regulations to eliminate, as mandated by an executive order signed Friday by President Donald Trump. It is one of a series of moves the White House believes will free U.S. businesses from the bonds of health, safety, consumer and environmental protections.

Surrounded by executives from some of the nation's largest corporations, Trump made clear his anti-regulatory drive is a large part of his jobs-creation plan.

Although Trump did not mention climate change in the order, this step to rein in the regulators is intended, among other things, to constrain their actions to control emissions of greenhouse gases and other pollutants from fossil fuels."

Marianne Lavelle reports for InsideClimate News February 24, 2017.