Trump aims to gut environmental legal protections. Easier said than done.
Why do people keep saying this?
Trump has a trifecta, and control of multiple state governments. He can do what he wants. If Trump says to gut the environmental protections, and Congress votes to gut environmental protections, and the Supreme Court says they can gut environmental protections, and nobody is around who is able (or willing) to enforce those protections, those protections are gone.
Once Trump is inaugurated, he could have those protections gone by lunch if he so chooses.
Why do people keep saying this?
Trump has a trifecta, and control of multiple state governments. He can do what he wants. If Trump says to gut the environmental protections, and Congress votes to gut environmental protections, and the Supreme Court says they can gut environmental protections, and nobody is around who is able (or willing) to enforce those protections, those protections are gone.
Once Trump is inaugurated, he could have those protections gone by lunch if he so chooses.