Trump climate policy News

Trump Wants to Speed Infrastructure Projects by Dropping Climate Impact Assessment

The Trump administration on Thursday unveiled a plan to speed permitting for major infrastructure projects like oil pipelines, including by dropping consideration of their potential impact on climate change. The plan, released by the White House Council on Environmental Quality …

Trump Advisor Says U.S. Will Change Climate Policy, Pull Out of Paris Agreement

The United States will switch course on climate change and pull out of a global pact to cut emissions, said Myron Ebell, who headed U.S. President Donald Trump’s Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) transition team until his inauguration. Ebell is the …