Trump Wants to Prevent Future Presidents From Fighting Climate Change The latest move by the Trump administration to gut environmental regulations is a stark reminder of the nation's utter lack of willpower when it comes to addressing climate change.
The proposed rules, which would rescind existing pollution standards from power plants and hamstring future administrations' ability to regulate emissions, are a brazen attempt to undo decades of progress and cement the US as a global outlier in its inaction.
The Clean Air Act, once a stalwart tool for reducing greenhouse gas emissions, is now on life support.