Climate Changed
Trump to Drop Climate Change From Environmental Reviews, Source Says
- Directive to reverse Obama-era mandate for agency actions
- Clean Power Plan, methane rules and coal halt also addressed
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President Donald Trump is set to sign a sweeping directive to dramatically shrink the role climate change plays in decisions across the government, ranging from appliance standards to pipeline approvals, according to a person familiar with the administration’s plan.
The order, which could be signed this week, goes far beyond a targeted assault on Obama-era measures blocking coal leasing and throttling greenhouse gas emissions from power plants that has been discussed for weeks. Some of the changes could happen immediately; others could take years to implement.