DIThe Distraction Index

#deregulation

34 events across 18 weeks

7Damage
8Hype
19Noise
14.9Avg Dmg
21.9Avg Hype
WEEK 86Aug 16 – 22
NOISE2026-08-15
Trump Administration Weakens Small Investor Safeguards
Policy Changefederal · moderate
Damage
13.4
Hype
19.5
WEEK 84Aug 2 – 8
NOISE2026-08-03
IRS Reduces Multilingual Services After Trump Order
Policy Changefederal · moderate
Damage
8.5
Hype
24.3
NOISE2026-08-02
Trump Administration Rolls Back Workplace Heat Protections
Policy Changefederal · broad
Damage
18.9
Hype
18.5
NOISE2026-08-02
Trump Revives California Offshore Oil Project
Policy Changesingle state · moderate
Damage
5.2
Hype
16.8
NOISE2026-08-01
Trump Administration Deregulates Head Start Program
Policy Changefederal · broad
Damage
23.1
Hype
22.3
WEEK 82Jul 19 – 25
NOISE2026-07-24
Trump Allies Pursue Weakening of Historic Site Protections
Norm Erosion Onlyfederal · moderate
Damage
0.2
Hype
11.9
DMG2026-07-24
Education Department Rescinds Disparate Impact Rule
Policy Changefederal · broad
Damage
28.2
Hype
15.0
HYPE2026-07-24
Trump Administration Weakens Protections for Historic Sites
Policy Changefederal · moderate
Damage
4.4
Hype
38.5
NOISE2026-07-20
Trump Enacts ESA Reforms
Policy Changefederal · broad
Damage
0.1
Hype
8.5
HYPE2026-07-19
Trump Administration Threatens Endangered Species Protections
Policy Changefederal · broad
Damage
2.8
Hype
45.3
WEEK 81Jul 12 – 18
NOISE2026-07-12
Trump Administration Rolls Back Wildlife Protection Regulations
Policy Changefederal · broad
Damage
0.3
Hype
8.5
NOISE2026-07-12
EPA Rolls Back Biden-Era Truck Pollution Rule
Policy Changefederal · broad
Damage
7.3
Hype
14.5
WEEK 80Jul 5 – 11
HYPE2026-07-04
Trump Regulatory Rollback: 702 Cuts in Pipeline
Policy Changefederal · broad
Damage
21.3
Hype
34.5
WEEK 79Jun 28 – Jul 4
NOISE2026-07-01
Kehoe Speeds Up Permit Process for FAST-41 Nuclear Projects
Policy Changesingle state · moderate
Damage
0.0
Hype
5.5
HYPE2026-06-28
CAFE Standards Policy Action
Policy Changefederal · broad
Damage
0.0
Hype
59.0
WEEK 75May 31 – Jun 6
NOISE2026-05-31
Trump Administration Climate Policy Rollback and Democratic Response
Policy Changefederal · broad
Damage
6.0
Hype
23.8
NOISE2026-05-31
Trump Administration Deregulation and Nuclear Energy Expansion
Policy Changefederal · moderate
Damage
0.0
Hype
16.0
NOISE2026-05-30
Companies Join Deep-Sea Mining Rush After Trump Executive Order
Policy Changefederal · moderate
Damage
18.9
Hype
24.0
HYPE2026-05-30
Trump Executive Order on Off-Road Vehicle Use on Federal Lands
Policy Changefederal · moderate
Damage
6.2
Hype
32.0
WEEK 72May 10 – 16
HYPE2026-05-09
Trump Administration Pollution Exposure and Environmental Rollback
Policy Changefederal · broad
Damage
35.6
Hype
36.5
NOISE2026-05-07
White House Distances from AI Regulation
Policy Changefederal · broad
Damage
0.0
Hype
21.3
WEEK 68Apr 12 – 18
HYPE2026-04-16
Trump Administration Pollution Reprieve for Toxic Gas-Emitting Plants
Policy Changefederal · broad
Damage
42.2
Hype
43.5
WEEK 65Mar 22 – 28
NOISE2026-03-22
Trump EPA Rolls Back Air Quality Protections in National Parks
Policy Changefederal · moderate
Damage
2.7
Hype
21.8
WEEK 61Feb 22 – 28
DMG2025-04-14
Trump Administration Calls for Additional Deregulatory Action
Policy Changefederal · broad
Damage
26.0
Hype
13.1
WEEK 60Feb 15 – 21
NOISE2026-02-17
Wall Street Regulator Calls for Shrinking Executive Pay Disclosure
Policy Changefederal · moderate
Damage
19.4
Hype
12.2
HYPE2025-07-24
Trump Administration Loosens AI Rules While States Seek Regulation
Policy Changefederal · broad
Damage
20.8
Hype
31.2
NOISE2025-07-23
Trump Administration Reduces AI Regulations
Policy Changefederal · moderate
Damage
19.9
Hype
20.8
WEEK 47Nov 16 – 22
DMG2025-11-21
EPA Rule Would Reduce Wetlands Protections Across Mississippi River Basin
Policy Changemulti state · broad
Damage
33.5
Hype
10.8
DMG2025-11-21
Trump EPA Approves Second Forever Chemical Pesticide in Two Weeks
Policy Changefederal · broad
Damage
27.3
Hype
18.6
WEEK 41Oct 5 – 11
NOISE2025-10-10
Republicans Vote to Roll Back Biden-Era Mining and Drilling Restrictions
Policy Changemulti state · moderate
Damage
16.7
Hype
17.8
WEEK 40Sep 28 – Oct 4
DMG2025-10-03
Deregulation of Workplace Protections for Women Raises Concerns
Policy Changefederal · broad
Damage
29.0
Hype
18.5
WEEK 37Sep 7 – 13
DMG2025-09-13
EPA Proposes Halting Emissions Reporting Requirements Until 2034
Policy Changefederal · broad
Damage
31.8
Hype
14.3
WEEK 30Jul 20 – 26
NOISE2025-07-26
Pfluger and Lee Introduce Legislation to Reverse Biden-Era LNG Regulation
Policy Changefederal · moderate
Damage
5.9
Hype
8.5
WEEK 22May 25 – 31
DMG2025-05-30
Supreme Court Scales Back Environmental Law
Policy Changefederal · broad
Damage
30.9
Hype
15.7