In recent months, federal regulators have weakened two national air pollution standards and opted not to upgrade a third.
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Trump Proposes Major Rollback of Key Environmental Law
The president’s planned changes to the National Environmental Policy Act include eliminating a requirement for agencies to review the cumulative impacts of certain infrastructure projects on climate change.
TAGS: environmental reviews National Environmental Policy Act NEPA rollback President Trump Southern Environmental Law Center
Trump administration backs down on closing job centers
The Trump administration opted not to close down nine job centers that serve rural areas, including four in Appalachia, after widespread public backlash.
TAGS: ccc civilian conservation corps economic development Job Corps jobs President Trump trump U.S. Department of Labor
Coal Mining Under Trump
While Central Appalachian coal jobs saw a slight bump in President Donald Trump’s first year in office, not much has changed on the national level.
Trump’s War on Reality
Special column adapted from the Front Porch Blog: Trump’s administration has set a dangerous precedent of relying on dishonesty and alternative facts instead of addressing the scientific truths behind coal and climate change.
TAGS: clean power plan Climate change Coal electric grid endangerment finding EPA grid reliability President Trump
