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Obama halts pending Bush regulations

Posted on Jan 20, 2009 by Susie Collins in Blog, Environment

In one of his first acts as president, Obama halts all pending regulations

Bloomberg reports the administration of President Barack Obama is freezing all pending regulations issued by his predecessor, George W. Bush.

Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel asked federal agencies and departments to block regulations that aren’t yet final until a review can be conducted by the new administration, according to a statement issued today to White House correspondents.

In the closing weeks of his administration, Bush issued rules that critics said make it more difficult to protect U.S. workers from exposure to toxic chemicals, reduce the use of employee medical leave and open more land to oil and gas exploration. The effort was supported by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and industry organizations.

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