Trump Administration Weakens Coal Waste Rules in Latest Environmental Rollback

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🗓️ 3 September 2020

⏱️ 54 minutes

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This week, the EPA finalized its plan to ease federal rules governing the disposal of contaminated waste from coal-fired power plants. The rollback is the latest in a long series of Trump administration actions that have weakened or nullified major Obama-era environmental initiatives that tightened vehicle emissions standards, protected federal lands from fossil fuel drilling and set ambitious greenhouse gas reduction targets. We’ll talk about Trump’s environmental record and its impact. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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1:26.7	As part of its efforts to prop up the nation's coal industry,
1:28.4	the Trump administration this week rolled back Obama-era regulations governing the disposal of contaminated waste from power plants.
1:34.4	It's just one of the scores of environmental rules the Trump administration has tried to dismantle
1:39.0	over the past three years. Others on the chopping block include regulations limiting vehicle
1:43.9	emissions,
1:44.7	fossil fuel exploration, on protected lands, and the Landmark National Environmental Policy Act,
1:50.5	which requires environmental review of major development projects. Coming up, we'll review
1:55.0	the Trump administration's record on the environment. That's all next after this news. Welcome to Forum. I'm Michael Krasny. This week, the EPA finalized its plan to ease federal
2:16.3	rules governing the disposal of contaminated waste from coal-fired power plants.
2:21.0	The rollback is the latest in a long series of Trump administration actions that have tried to weaken or nullify major Obama-era environmental initiatives that tighten vehicle emission standards,
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