The Trump administration is to reverse regulations on coal emissions introduced by President Obama. The change will remove controls that effectively prevented new coal plants from being constructed. Acting administrator of EPA (the Environmental Protection Agency), and former coal sector lobbyist, Andrew Wheeler, claimed that reversing the rule would stimulate innovation and investment. The move comes just days after a US government report called for urgent action to limit greenhouse gas emissions in order to counter global warming.
The Trump administration is to reverse regulations on coal emissions introduced by President Obama. The change will remove controls that effectively prevented new coal plants from being constructed. Acting administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and former coal sector lobbyist, Andrew Wheeler, claimed that reversing the rule would stimulate innovation and investment. The move comes just days after a US government report called for urgent action to limit greenhouse gas emissions in order to counter global warming.