Conservative Drive to Dismantle Federal Climate Rules Nears Realization
TL;DR
A small group of Trump-era officials, led by Russell Vought and Jeffrey Clark, spent 16 years plotting to wipe out federal climate efforts. With Republicans nearing power, their strategy to dismantle climate rules—drafting executive orders to roll back EPA authority—seems close to realization, according to The New York Times' reporting based on documents and interviews.
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- Trump Allies Near ‘Total Victory’ in Wiping Out U.S. Climate Regulation The New York Times
- Trump set to repeal landmark climate finding in huge regulatory rollback this week Reuters
- Trump’s EPA to Scrap Landmark Emissions Policy in Major Rollback bloomberg.com
- Trump prepares to unleash a huge climate rollback Politico
- Exclusive | Trump to Repeal Landmark Climate Finding in Huge Regulatory Rollback The Wall Street Journal
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