This is all in the last four years. I did copy this and am not trying to pass it off as my own. A lot of Republicans have accepted that climate change is real regardless of what they say in public. They are literally attempting to kill the planet while getting rich so they can afford to protect themselves unlike the poors they don't care about.
Some notable regulations removed:
- Clean Power Plan
- Methane Rule
- Clear Air Act: Emissions Standards
- Oil and Natural Gas Emissions Standards
- Coal Ash Rule
- Waters of the U.S. Rule
- Endangered Species Act: Rule Revisions
- Penalties for Violations of Fuel Efficiency Standards
- Commercial and Industrial Solid Waste Incineration Standards and Emissions
- Sage Grouse Protections
- Emissions Limits for Coal Power Plants
- Methane and Waste Prevention Rule
- Endangered Species Act: Mitigation Policy
- Lowering Renewable Fuel Standards for 2018
- Greenhouse Gas Emissions Measure
- Scientific Transparency Rule
- Oil and Gas Fracking Rule
...And too many more to list.
He has
removed humongous swaths of federally-protected land in the interests of fossil fuel entities.
He is extremely critical of renewable energy, even
promoting false conspiracy theories against them.
He's notoriously skeptical of climate change, once
claiming it was a "Chinese Hoax.".
He has a dubious track record with natural disasters, including increased hurricanes and wildfires - largely
passing blame rather than solutions or unity.
The U.S.
withdrew from the Paris Accord, making America the only country apart from Syria to break ranks.
His de-regulation agenda is further evidenced by his cabinet picks:
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Rick Perry - The Secretary of Energy. Rick Perry is a longtime proponent of corporate deregulation and tax breaks, and once said he wanted to abolish the Department of Energy.
In a CNBC interview on June 19, 2017, he downplayed the role of human activity in the recent rise of the Earth's temperature, saying natural causes are likely the main driver of climate change.
The head of the DoE is now a former lobbyist for Ford Motors.
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Scott Pruitt - Former Head of The Environmental Protection Agency - An oil lobbyist who had personally sued and fought the EPA for years in the interest of fossil fuel entities. He resigned in shame, and under multiple investigations.
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Andrew Wheeler - Pruitt's successor at the EPA - Worked for a coal magnate and frequent lobbyist against Obama's regulations.
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Ryan Zinke - Former Secretary of the Interior. A fervent deregulation proponent. Zinke opened more federal lands for oil, gas and mineral exploration and extraction than any previous secretary. He resigned in disgrace, and under many investigations.
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David Bernhardt - Zinke's successor at the Interior. An oil industry lobbyist who was under investigation only days after his confirmation. Bernhardt, when asked about climate change (something that directly affects the lands he is in charge of) dismissively quipped "It doesn't keep me up at night."
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Bridenstine, head of NASA, was appointed after a career of climate denialism. Only recently (and thankfully) did he change his views on the matter.
• Now the
head of NOAA is a "virulent climate change denier"
