特朗普执政下的美国环境法

Environmental Law in the Trump Administration

唐纳德·特朗普当选为美国第45任总统引发了环保人士的恐惧。特朗普在总统竞选期间发誓要废除美国环境保护署(EPA),并承诺要废止EPA最重要的控制空气和水污染的新举措。这篇文章分析了最近的几位共和党总统里根和小布什政府上台时都有类似特朗普这样的想法,但他们的路线很快就改变了。作者建议特朗普政府改革但不废除环保署;任命关心环境保护的机构官员;追求公平的监管改革而非裙带资本家的暴利;修改规章应追求适当的程序与明确恰当的理由;通过支持气候变化的《巴黎协议》来提升美国的竞争力。特朗普如果能从里根和布什政府的经验中认真学习的话,他可以制定一些有利于企业和环境的新政策。

The election of Donald J. Trump to be the 45th President of the United States understandably horrified environmentalists.During his campaign for the presidency,Trump vowed to abolish the U. S. Environmental Protection Agency（ ＂EPA＂）and he pledged to kill EPA＇s most significant new initiatives which are used to control air and water pollution. This article analysis recent republican Presidents the Reagan and George W. Bush all had those ideas like Trump,but their paths changed a lot soon. Here is the author＇s suggestions to Trump administration： Reform but do not abolish EPA; Appoint agency officials who care about environmental protection; Pursue even-handed regulatory reform rather than windfalls for crony capitalists; Follow proper procedures and articulate good reasons for changing regulations; Promote American competitiveness by supporting the Paris Agreement. In a word,The President Trump can forge new policies that will benefit both businesses and the environment,particularly if he learns from the experiences of the Reagan and George W. Bush administrations.