Trump to Begin Reversing Obama-Era Cutbacks in Carbon Dioxide

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The Trump administration will issue an executive order on Tuesday that begins dismantling a rule under former President Barack Obama that slashed carbon dioxide emissions and discouraged coal-fired electricity, U.S. environmental chief Scott Pruitt said.

"The executive order is going to address the past administration’s effort to kill jobs across this country through the Clean Power Plan," Pruitt said on ABC’s "This Week” program on Sunday.

Pruitt, the head of the Environmental Protection Agency, said Tuesday’s order will be followed swiftly by actions to "make sure that whatever steps we take in the future will be pro-growth, pro-environment but within the framework of the Clean Air Act.” He said it will be legal and is “an effort to undo the unlawful approach the previous administration engaged in and do it right going forward.”

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