Talk:Environmental policy of the Donald Trump administration/Archives/2020/January

Fishing addition to article needs discussion
As I said on the article page I have taken a rather drastic step and removed this entire section to the talk page. Here it is:


 * S.1520 is a bill which was signed into law by President Trump on December 31, 2018. The bill is now Public Law No. 115-405, "The Modernizing Recreational Fisheries Management Act of 2018" (MRFMA). While early stages of this bill called for "exemptions from annual catch limit requirements for certain fisheries" in South Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico mixed-use fisheries, the final version omitted this stipulation and presented language which appears to promote science-based management decisions and state-federal collaboration. To the contrary, a recommendation from section 201 of the law suggests discretionary compliance with section 301(a)(2) of the Magnuson–Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (MSA), with a final disclaimer that the new law does not aim to modify the requirements of the MSA. This particular section of the MSA stipulates that "conservation and management measures shall be based upon the best scientific information available ". Additional language of the MRFMA suggests reallocation of catch shares to benefit recreational fishermen and reevaluation of the effectiveness of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Marine Recreational Information Program (MRIP). For some fishermen, like those who harvest from the Gulf of Mexico's Northern red snapper stock, these regulatory loopholes could help to raise quotas and extend the season. It is thought that much of the language of this law is reflective of lobbying by recreational fishing interest groups, as these groups argued that the recreational fishing community had been subjected to antiquated federal policies for many years.

I was not entirely comfortable with this when it was added and tried to do some research but was not able to find a whole lot. I rather suspect that a lobby group had a lot to do with it since so much of the Trump policy moves are just exactly that. Now that there are two of us with concerns, I moved it to talk. Could the editor that posted it and/or others please discuss. Gandydancer (talk) 16:18, 30 December 2019 (UTC)

stripping federal pollution protections for rivers, streams, and wetlands; add?

 * Trump Removes Pollution Controls on Streams and Wetlands NYT January 22, 2020
 * Trump weakened environmental laws after BP lobbying; Letter suggests oil firm pushed for changes whereby fewer projects would need impact assessments Jillian Ambrose theguardian.com 23 Jan 2020
 * Trump Administration Cuts Back Federal Protections For Streams And Wetlands Scott Neuman and Colin Dwyer NPR January 23, 2020
 * Trump administration set to remove protections for waterways Axios.com January 23, 2020

regarding the Clean Water Rule and the fossil fuels lobby.

A government advisory board of scientists, many of whom were appointed by Trump, wrote last month that the new rule "neglects established science."

X1\ (talk) 00:03, 24 January 2020 (UTC)