Behind the Scenes, Congress Is Cementing Trump's Disastrous Anti-Climate Orders into Law

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. . ."The Trump administration is attacking every environmental and health protection we have," said Sara Jordan, legislative representative for the League of Conservation Voters. "If these legislative proposals get passed, it will make it that much harder for the next administration to restore environmental protections."

That's why Congressional Republicans are racing to write his instructions into law.

"We need to put the legislative stamp of approval on what the Trump administration is doing," said Rep. Evan Jenkins (R-W.Va.) during a recent debate on the House floor.

The House already has voted to fast-track Trump's withdrawal of a clean water rule and to streamline future environmental reviews over cross-border pipelines like Keystone XL. Now, GOP members are pushing forward legislation to bolster Trump's revival of federal coal leasing, and to bar government regulatory agencies from considering the future damages caused by greenhouse gas pollution.

https://insideclimatenews.org/news/31072017/trump-climate-change-executive-orders-congress-turning-into-law-via-budget

[ismnotwasm]

1. Yeah

There are doing a LOT of damage.

[RKP5637]

2. Hey, this is great GOP, lets see how fast you can take the US to this!

Let's see how fast we can go backwards! Isn't this great GOP ASSHOLES! You guys are so F'ed up you can't even comprehend it.

[Vinca]

3. That's why we can't fall for their monument distraction.

If the things are going to be taken down it will be decided on a local basis. The planet is at stake.