Trump Administration Rolls Back Key Climate Change Policies

Trump Administration Rolls Back Key Climate Change Policies
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The Trump administration is advancing major rollbacks of climate change regulations, including plans to revoke the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) 2009 finding that greenhouse gas emissions endanger human health, a CNN article revealed. This move would eliminate the legal foundation for many climate-related regulations under the Clean Air Act.

EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin described the action as the “largest deregulatory action in U.S. history.” The administration has also signed orders to boost the coal industry and end pollution limits on coal- and gas-fired power plants. Tax credits for electric vehicles are set to expire next month, and federal incentives for renewable energy projects have been curtailed, potentially increasing electricity costs.

Legislation has stripped California of its authority to ban new gas-powered vehicles by 2035, and national tailpipe emission standards are expected to be overturned. A congressionally mandated climate report authored by five climate skeptics supports these policy changes, though it has drawn criticism for disregarding scientific consensus.

State officials report visible climate impacts such as extreme heat, drought, and flooding. Meanwhile, the administration has barred U.S. scientists from participating in the upcoming 2029 Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change report and will not attend a major international climate summit in Brazil.

These shifts mark a significant change in U.S. climate policy with broad environmental and global implications.