White House declares ‘the war on coal is over’ as Trump begins unraveling Obama’s climate agenda
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By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times - Tuesday, March 28, 2017
President Trump on Tuesday signed a far-reaching executive order that dismantles many of the pillars of his predecessor’s climate-change agenda and, the White House argues, accelerates the U.S. down the road toward energy independence.
Speaking at the headquarters of the Environmental Protection Agency in Washington, Mr. Trump cast his action as a major step forward for the U.S. economy and as a removal of shackles from the energy sector. Officials also declared that the executive order represents the formal end to the “war on coal” that had become a hallmark of the Obama administration’s environmental policies.
“The action I’m taking today will eliminate federal overreach, restore economic freedom, and allow our companies and our workers to thrive, compete, and succeed on a level playing field for the first time in a long time,” Mr. Trump said, flanked by Vice President Mike Pence, EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt, and other administration officials.
“We’re ending the theft of American prosperity and rebuilding our beloved country,” he continued.
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