We cannot sit by and watch as the Trump administration not only rejects new efforts to combat climate change and protect nature but takes steps to make matters worse.
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A project near you might be completed faster, but that might come at the expense of your air, soil and water quality, as well as your physical health.For decades, coal-fired power plants were our country's largest source of carbon emissions, contributing to global warming. In 2015, President Barack Obama enacted the Clean Power Plan, requiring each state to create a plan to reduce carbon emissions from power plants and transition the electric sector to renewable energy and natural gas.
When Trump took office, automakers asked for small rollbacks to weaken the policy, and the administration responded by proposing freezing the standards altogether, resulting in billions of tons of air pollution, billions in lost fuel savings at the pump and the elimination of hundreds of thousands of jobs.
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