President Trump and Acting EPA head Andrew Wheeler just teamed up with their friends in the fossil fuel industry to release a Dirty Power Plan that would open the floodgates to more carbon pollution across the country.
It is dangerous for all of us. Here's why: 1/
It is dangerous for all of us. Here's why: 1/
For a decade the EPA has regulated greenhouse gas emissions under the Clean Air Act following its "endangerment finding" that carbon pollution and other emissions represent a threat to Americans.
Trump never withdrew this finding, which still stands, binding the EPA to act. 2/
Trump never withdrew this finding, which still stands, binding the EPA to act. 2/
The Dirty Power Plan just issued by Trump and Wheeler will enormously weaken the US government response to something the US government still says is an active threat to our health and the planet. On purpose. 3/ washingtonpost.com/national/healt…
This is the worst part. The EPA admits, in data released with the proposal, that Trump's Dirty Power Plan will "lead to up to 1,400 premature deaths annually."
TRUMP IS PUSHING A PLAN WHICH TRUMP'S EPA SAYS WOULD KILL UP TO 1,400 AMERICANS PER YEAR. 4/
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TRUMP IS PUSHING A PLAN WHICH TRUMP'S EPA SAYS WOULD KILL UP TO 1,400 AMERICANS PER YEAR. 4/
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No economic benefits either.
Politico: "Increased costs from pollution-related problems such as lung and heart disease would outweigh any economic benefits from easing rules on coal-fired power plants, according to the Trump administration's analysis of today's proposal." 5/
Politico: "Increased costs from pollution-related problems such as lung and heart disease would outweigh any economic benefits from easing rules on coal-fired power plants, according to the Trump administration's analysis of today's proposal." 5/
And even these estimates that the Trump Dirty Power Plan will kill Americans and hurt the economy may well be based on overly *optimistic* projections from the Trump Administration. 6/
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Trump and Wheeler say their Dirty Power Plan gives power to the states, but they really only mean coal states. nytimes.com/2018/08/17/cli…
At the same time, Trump is trying to take power away from states that want to protect clean air. 7/ vox.com/energy-and-env…
At the same time, Trump is trying to take power away from states that want to protect clean air. 7/ vox.com/energy-and-env…
Across the country wildfires are burning hotter, droughts are lasting longer, and floods are getting worse. This is climate change.
People are suffering and some are dying. We don't have time to go backwards, and Virginia's coasts are on the front lines. Per @MarkHerringVA: 8/
People are suffering and some are dying. We don't have time to go backwards, and Virginia's coasts are on the front lines. Per @MarkHerringVA: 8/
The Trump Dirty Power Plan betrays the public trust and corruptly sells out Americans' public health to the Trump's fossil fuel donors, some of whom also happen to be Wheeler's former employers.
This will not end today: expect a fight to come. 9/9
This will not end today: expect a fight to come. 9/9
