The Trump administration signaled Monday it is intent on removing some Obama-era environmental rules by signing a proposal that would soften regulations on coal-burning power plants.
According to The Wall Street Journal, Acting EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler signed the document that is already facing pushback from environmental groups.
If the new rules go into effect, the regulation of power plants' emissions would largely fall on states rather than federal government rules that industry officials have said raise their costs.
"The entire Obama administration plan was centered around doing away with coal," Wheeler told the Journal, referencing the Obama administration's Clean Power Plan.
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The same EPA that estimates over 1400 premature deaths will occur from the removal of these restrictions.
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ReplyDeleteI'm sorry bud, did my facts offend you. Here, cry in this snowflake shelter.
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ReplyDeleteDid you ever ask a simple question as to how they arrived at these numbers?
Do some simple research, you will find out that they make these things up out of whole cloth.
The EPA keeps the studies secret, they use the same insider swamp creature scientists to report the desired outcome before the study is started.
Wake up fool!