🏭Trump's EPA Rolls Back Climate Rules: What It Means for Your Air and Energy
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In June 2025, Trump's EPA moved to eliminate rules limiting greenhouse gas emissions from power plants and weaken mercury pollution standards. Administrator Lee Zeldin called it "the most consequential day of deregulation in American history," affecting how your electricity is made and what you breathe.
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Who is Trump's EPA Administrator leading the climate regulation rollbacks?
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In what year did the EPA first find that greenhouse gases endanger public health?
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How many companies received exemptions from mercury and air toxics regulations for coal plants?
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Which 2007 Supreme Court case established that greenhouse gases are covered by the Clean Air Act?
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How much money annually does the EPA say repealing mercury monitoring requirements will save?
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Which West Virginia governor welcomed the power plant rule rollbacks?
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According to the Trump administration, what percentage of global greenhouse gases come from U.S. power plants?
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How many NOAA employees were laid off in February 2025?
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What did the 2022 Inflation Reduction Act do regarding greenhouse gases?
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Who is the president of the American Petroleum Institute who praised the deregulation announcements?
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Which environmental organization's legal director said "This move won't stand up in court"?
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Which Obama-era EPA Administrator called the rollback announcements "the most disastrous day in EPA history"?
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What did Energy Secretary Chris Wright call climate change?
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What three-word phrase did Trump use at his inauguration to describe his energy policy?
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Trump has started the process to withdraw from the 2015 Paris Climate Agreement.
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