Environmental Protection Rules for Rocket Launches Targeted by Trump Administration

Trump approves emissions exemptions for some chemical, taconite iron ore facilities

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Trump Executive Order Looks to Cut Environmental Regulations That Musk Opposes

The Trump administration is considering slashing rules meant to protect the environment and the public during commercial rocket launches, changes that companies like Elon Musk’s SpaceX have long sought. A draft executive order being circulated among federal agencies, and viewed by ProPublica, directs Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy to “use all available authorities to eliminate or… Source

Environmental protection rules for rocket launches targeted by Trump administration

SpaceX, other commercial launch firms, have been seeking this change in policy.

Trump admin looks to slash rocket launch rules in apparent gift to Elon Musk

ProPublica is a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative newsroom. Sign up for The Big Story newsletter to receive stories like this one in your inbox.The Trump administration is considering slashing rules meant to protect the environment and the public during commercial rocket launches, changes that companies like Elon Musk’s SpaceX have long sought.A draft executive order being circulated among federal agencies, and viewed by ProPublica, directs S…

Trump Administration Looking to Slash Environmental Protection Rules for Rocket Launches

A draft executive order viewed by ProPublica directs the secretary of transportation to “use all available authorities to eliminate or expedite” environmental reviews for launch licenses — a change Elon Musk’s SpaceX and others have long sought.

Trump Administration Looking To Slash Environmental Protection Rules For Rocket Launches

President-elect Donald Trump listens as Elon Musk explains the operations ahead of the launch of the sixth test flight of the SpaceX Starship rocket, Nov. 19, 2024, in Boca Chica, Texas.(Brandon Bell / Pool via AP) Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket lifts off from Launch Complex 36 at the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Jan. 16, 2025, in Cape Canaveral, Fla.(John Raoux / AP Photo) By Heather Vogell, Topher SandersProPublicaTrump Administration L…