US President Donald Trump's government will overturn the cornerstone in his predecessor Barack Obama's measures to slow down global warming. This will be done by alleviating greenhouse gas emissions from coal-fired power plants, the Associated Press reports. The new government plan is expected to be presented within days.
It provides for the US Environmental Protection Agency to declare that the rules of the Obama era contradict federal legislation, imposing emission standards for which there is no reasonable reason to believe that they can be met. The Associated Press has obtained a copy of the 43-page document. It also shows the efforts of the US government to revive the troublesome coal industry, BTA writes. With this new proposal from the Environmental Protection Agency, Tramp's election promise to put an end to Obama's measures to curb global warming is in practice. It also emerges after the current US president has promised to pull out his country from the Paris climate treaty, the Associated Press reports. The Environmental Protection Agency will not immediately propose new rules to replace those of Obama's time, but will want to initiate public debates on the issue of reducing emissions from coal and natural gas plants.
A spokeswoman for the agency refuses to comment on the authenticity of the leaked document, but says the Obama administration has exceeded its powers too much by introducing its rules. These standards from the time of the previous US president are known as the Clean Energy Plan.
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