Day One EO for pause-and-review teams and major EPA reorganization
Mandate directs a Day One EO reconsidering EPA structure with pause-and-review teams for major rules, petitions, advocacy grants, sue-and-settle cases, personnel downsizing, unauthorized activities budget cuts, and risk-management guidance (social cost of carbon, discount rates, LNT, etc.).
Mandate
Mandate Ch. 13 (EPA) — Administrator’s Office / Day One EO: draft Day One EO requiring reconsideration of agency structure; set up pause-and-review teams for major rules/guidance, pending petitions, grants to advocacy groups, legal settlements, employee review/downsizing, budget review ending unauthorized activities, and risk management policy including social cost of carbon and related guidance.
Undo plan
1) Limit Day One freezes to discrete rules with APA stay authority—avoid unlawful blanket non-enforcement.
2) Continue statutory deadline work (NAAQS, drinking water) during review.
3) Restore grants for community cleanup/science while cutting pure advocacy.
4) Republish risk guidance with NAS-reviewed methods.
5) Verify: court deadlines met; enforcement continuity for imminent hazards.