On July 17, 2025, President Trump issued a proclamation, entitled "Regulatory Relief for Certain Stationary Sources to Promote American Chemical Manufacturing Security," to relieve certain chemical manufacturing facilities from compliance with EPA's new source performance standards and national emission standards for hazardous air pollutants for two years. The emissions standards were issued by EPA in May 2024. President Trump cites "maintaining a robust domestic chemical industry" as reason for deregulating the chemical industry.