“The president has worked diligently to fulfill his promises and I am confident he will do so,” Pyle said. Rules around climate change, water pollution and vehicle fuel standards are all in the process of being redrawn. The Clean Water Act, which Obama used to expand protections for the drinking water of 117 million Americans, is also being reviewed to “evaluate whether it is stifling economic growth or job creation”. The cuts would effectively dismantle the office of environmental justice, help for Alaskan villages, and programs for support for minority-owned small businesses and climate adaptation. “You can be for the environment and not be for the way the previous administration abused the regulatory process.”

Source: The Guardian March 11, 2017 12:00 UTC