A coalition of officials in 24 US states have urged President-elect Trump to undo Obama’s Clean Power Plan, intended to lower carbon emissions by 2030 to 32% below December 15, 2016 levels. The group is headed by West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey and Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, who suggest Congress takes action to prevent the Environmental Protection Agency from drafting similar laws in the future. Trump has already promised to pull the US out of the Paris Agreement on climate change, and to revive oil and gas drilling and coal mining by slashing federal regulations.
A coalition of officials in 24 US states have urged President-elect Trump to undo Obama’s Clean Power Plan, intended to lower carbon emissions by 2030 to 32% below 2005 levels. The group is headed by West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey and Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, who suggest Congress takes action to prevent the Environmental Protection Agency from drafting similar laws in the future. Trump has already promised to pull the US out of the Paris Agreement on climate change, and to revive oil and gas drilling and coal mining by slashing federal regulations.