Since President Trump took office, his administration has initiated an aggressive rollback of U.S. environmental regulations, bringing short-term economic growth for affected areas while also creating severe environmental and public health risks for locals nyti.ms/2EOHLcT
The impact of Trump’s environmental policy rollbacks can be seen across the U.S., from West Virginia to California. If pursued in full force, the rollbacks would shift the debate about the environment sharply in the direction of industry interests. nyti.ms/2EOHLcT
After protests from the oil industry, the Trump administration repealed limits on methane flaring and leaks on federal and Indian lands, a practice that creates pollutants that can cause respiratory problems and fouls the air with carcinogenic chemicals nyti.ms/2EOHLcT 
In Texas, emissions from the W.A. Parish power plant have been linked to as many as 180 premature deaths per year. Trump’s EPA lifted a rule that would force the plant to install a new air pollution device that would have prevented most of those deaths. nyti.ms/2EOHLcT
In West Virginia, the Kanawha River is lined with so many industrial plants, it’s called the Chemical Valley. Under President Trump, 2 Obama-era restrictions to clean up and protect rivers nationwide, including the Kanawha, have been repealed or delayed. nyti.ms/2EOHLcT
In California, chlorpyrifos, a pesticide that’s in the same chemical family as sarin nerve gas, is still in use after the Trump administration in 2017 squashed a ban on the product. As a result, instances of chlorpyrifos poisonings continue. nyti.ms/2EOHLcT
An investigation by The Times shows how Trump’s deregulatory policies are having a substantial impact on those who experience them close up — and often are economically dependent on the industries Trump is trying to help. Here are 5 takeaways. nyti.ms/2CAXuL6
