House votes to strike down two Obama-era rules

The Hill: Lawmakers took the first step Wednesday toward repealing environmental regulations issued late in the Obama administration.

The House passed two Congressional Review Act challenges against Obama-era rules that Republicans have called a burden for fossil fuel companies.

One of the regulations — the Stream Protection Rule that was finalized by the Interior Department in December — has been a longtime target of Republicans. The party tried multiple times to block the Office of Surface from issuing the rule under Obama but never succeeded; with majorities in the House and Senate and President Trump in the White House, they’re now likely to strip the rule from the books.

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