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Donald Trump signs executive order overhauling Barack Obama's attempts to slow climate change
(The Independent, 28 Mar 2017) Fossil fuels are given priority as President Trump signs orders to review clean power plan and lift ban on coal leases.
President Donald Trump has signed an executive order rolling back Obama-era rules aimed at tackling global warming.
The order seeks to suspend, rescind or flag for review more than a half-dozen measures in an effort to boost domestic energy production in the form of fossil fuels.
As part of the roll-back, Mr Trump will initiate a review of the Clean Power Plan, which restricts greenhouse gas emissions at coal-fired power plants. The regulation, which was the Barack Obama's signature effort to curb carbon emissions, has been the subject of long-running legal challenges by Republican-led states and those who profit from burning oil, coal and gas.
The Independent, 28 Mar 2017: Donald Trump signs executive order overhauling Barack Obama's attempts to slow climate change
