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'Trump's EPA' in 2025: A fossil fuel-friendly approach to deregulation
The EPA cut air and water pollution limits to favor fossil fuel industries, shifting away from its traditional health and environmental protection role, according to the Associated Press.
- In his first year, the Trump administration reshaped the Environmental Protection Agency, as Associated Press reporters Joshua A. Bickel and Jenny Kane documented agency changes.
- Administration actions cut federal pollution limits and promoted fossil fuels as part of the Environmental Protection Agency’s new policy direction.
- On April 10, a bulldozer moved coal in Princeton, Indiana, and the Kyger Creek Power Plant near Cheshire, Ohio, operated on April 14, capturing ongoing coal activity.
- Reorienting enforcement changed oversight for fossil-fuel operators, as EPA shifts supported fossil-fuel industries while coal operations continued in Princeton, Indiana on April 10 and Kyger Creek, Ohio on April 14.
- Reporters noted the transformation clashed with the Environmental Protection Agency's historic mission to protect human health and the environment, with the Associated Press covering the Trump administration's reshaping of policies.
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'Trump's EPA' in 2025: A fossil fuel-friendly approach to deregulation
The administration says its actions will "unleash" the American economy, but environmentalists say the agency's abrupt change in focus threatens to unravel years of progress on climate-friendly initiatives.
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