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February 19, 2026

Following Trump's lead, some GOP states seek to limit environmental regulations

  • Alabama lawmakers approved legislation Tuesday limiting state agencies from adopting pollution rules stricter than federal standards.
    • By KIM CHANDLER
    Associated Press

    AP Photo/Julie Bennett, File [enlarge]
    An industrial development along the Mobile River near Mobile, Ala. The Alabama measure would allow new state pollution limits only if there is a direct link between exposure and bodily harm.

    MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Some Republican legislators are looking to restrict their states' ability to set environmental regulations, a move that comes as President Donald Trump ‘s administration pushes to roll back environmental rules on power plants, water and greenhouse gases.


     
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