The newly elected President of the United States, Donald Trump, intends to carry out radical reforms in the field of ecology and climate. The New York Times reports this.
His plans include withdrawing from the Paris climate agreement, moving the headquarters of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) from Washington and reducing the size of environmental protection areas needed for oil and coal extraction.
Trump relies on David Bernhardtwho led the Department of the Interior in the first Trump administration, and Andres Wheelerwho led the Environmental Protection Agency, which has extensive experience in weakening environmental regulations.
It should be noted that several decrees and other documents on climate and energy have already been prepared.
“They include withdrawing the United States from the Paris climate agreement, eliminating all offices of all agencies working to stop pollution that disproportionately affects poor communities, and reducing the size of national monuments in the West to allow more drilling and mining in public lands. ”says the article.
The Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante national monuments in Utah will be resized to their 2017 boundaries, when Trump opened hundreds of thousands of acres of land considered sacred to several indigenous tribes to mining and other development. In 2021 joe biden Protected areas were expanded again.
Trump also plans to move the EPA from Washington to “patriotic regions.” Additionally, he could appoint the governor of North Dakota to the position of “energy chief” of his new administration. Pergamon ArchKnown for his ties to oil magnates and his support of the energy sector.
