New regs for Tuesday: Climate, dentists, international adoptions

The Trump administration is withdrawing several Obama-era climate and adoption regulations in Tuesday’s edition of the Federal Register.

Here’s what is happening:

Dentists: The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is moving forward with new dental regulations.

{mosads}The changes will apply to the VA’s dental insurance program for veterans and their families.

The rule goes into effect immediately.

Adoptions: The State Department is withdrawing an international adoptions rule from the Obama administration.

The rule governing intercountry adoptions was published last September, but the State Department said Monday it will remove this regulation and propose a new one by the end of the year.

Climate: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is formally launching a review that could lead to the suspension of the Obama-era Clean Power Plan.

President Trump last week issued an executive order requiring the EPA to “reduce unnecessary regulatory burdens.”

This led the EPA to formally announce the review of several Obama-era environmental policies, including the Clean Power Plan and emissions limits for newly constructed power plants.