ADVERTISEMENTTrump’s previous conservation statements have included campaigning to all but eliminate the Environmental Protection Agency and tweets that mocked climate change science. “A strong economy is vital to maintaining a healthy environment,” Trump declared, saying he was balancing business-friendly oversight with public health and conservation protections. The White House is recognizing that “the majority of folks in the country are now beginning to pay attention to climate issues and environmental issues,” said Mustafa Santiago Ali, a former longtime official in the Environmental Protection Agency’s office of environmental justice. Environmental issues are a much bigger concern for Democrats than for Trump’s Republican base. Trump has pulled the United States out of the Paris climate accord and dismissed federal scientists’ warnings on climate change.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer July 08, 2019 23:03 UTC