Trump's EPA Repeal Dismantles Climate Rules and Enforcement
Donald Trump revoked the 2009 Environmental Protection Agency finding that greenhouse gases endanger public health, a move saving $1.3 trillion but risking 58,000 lives.The decision dismantles the legal framework for emissions regulations as enforcement staffing dropped 30 percent and DOJ environmental attorneys were halved.Barack Obama and
John Kerry condemned the action while Senator
Ed Markey joined protests after internal documents suggested the scientific basis for the repeal was misleading.
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