New Wave of Trump’s Deregulation Eases Rules on Shower Heads, Plastic Straws, and More

The president’s actions also target Biden-era limits on gas stoves, water heaters, washing machines, furnaces, and dishwashers.

Paper straws sit in cocktails at a bar in San Francisco on June 21, 2018. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images

President Donald Trump signed four executive actions on April 9 aimed at deregulating a variety of industries, including energy and kitchen and bathroom appliances.

While Trump signed the actions in the Oval Office, a White House official said one of the actions would effectively reverse a series of water-pressure regulations the Biden administration had instituted on products including dishwashers, toilets, sinks, and showerheads.