Senators Plead With Trump To Rescind Climate Executive Order

Ten Democratic senators from Western states sent President Donald Trump a letter Tuesday, urging him to drop his executive order rolling back policies enacted to curb greenhouse gas emissions. The letter outlines how Trump’s plan ― which will likely undo the Clean Power Plan and lift the temporary moratorium on coal leasing ― will stifle the economy in those states, where much of the opportunity for renewable energy enterprise lies, and aggravate public health issues, extreme weather concerns, threats to natural lands and security concerns for the whole country.  The letter was signed by Michael Bennet (D-Colo.), Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.), Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.), Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.), Kamala Harris (D-Calif.), Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), Patty Murray (D-Wash.), Tom Udall (D-N.M.) and Ron Wyden (D-Ore.). President Trump just threw away a plan to combat climate change & protect the air we breathe. Three words of advice: rescind it now.— Kamala Harris (@SenKamalaHarris) March 28, 2017 Worldwide transition to renewable energy is “inevitable,” they wrote, arguing that the U.S. needs policies that create “new and diverse job opportunities” in communities devastated by coal’s decline, which evidence suggests will only continue with or without Trump.  The letter points out that the energy efficiency industry provides the largest source of energy jobs in the country and employed ...
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