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Trump’s EPA chief says undoing car pollution regulations will help the environment.
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Trump’s EPA chief says undoing car pollution regulations will help the environment.

The Environmental Protection Agency will soon announce plans to roll back yet another of former President Barack Obama’s regulations to prevent air pollution and global warming, according to The New York Times. This time, the regulations surround pollution from the transportation sector—which recently overtook the electricity sector to become the largest source of greenhouse gas emissions in the U...
The EPA’s 'approved talking points' for climate change are scientifically incorrect.
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The EPA’s 'approved talking points' for climate change are scientifically incorrect.

Don't believe me—believe actual climate scientists. I spoke to a few on Wednesday. They confirmed that the EPA's talking points include two statements on climate science that are misleading, if not complete nonsense.

The EPA is openly promoting a climate denial think tank
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The EPA is openly promoting a climate denial think tank

On Friday afternoon, the Environmental Protection Agency sent out a press release to tout an op-ed praising Administrator Scott Pruitt. Written Heartland Institute President Tim Huelskamp and H. Sterling Burnett, a senior fellow there, the article argues that “Pruitt is leading the EPA toward greatness” by rejecting climate science. “Trump and Pruitt share an understanding that climate change is n...
The next victims of Donald Trump’s war on regulations could be coal miners
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The next victims of Donald Trump’s war on regulations could be coal miners

This is further evidence that when he talks about protecting coal miners, he’s actually talking about protecting coal companies.
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