Ranking Member Johnson’s Statement on Trump’s Roll Back of the Clean Power Plan
(Dallas, TX) – Today, the Trump Administration released its proposal to reverse the Obama Administration’s Clean Power Plan giving states the power to create their own emissions standards for coal-fired power plants. According to an EPA impact analysis, by 2030, President Trump’s plan will reduce pollutants like carbon dioxide, nitrogen oxides, and sulfur dioxide by a negligible amount, while the Obama administration’s Clean Power Plan would have cut emissions by approximately 19 percent.
Ranking Member Eddie Bernice Johnson’s (D-TX) statement is below.
“Once again President Trump has decided to ignore science and put the health of the American people and our environment at risk. It is appalling that President Trump’s EPA was just touting the fact that harmful air pollutants have dropped by 73 percent since the Clean Air Act was enacted at the very same time they were working to roll back the clock on that very achievement.
“Instead of promoting innovation and the creation of new jobs in the clean energy industry, this Administration insists we continue to creep further back into the dark ages. This action falls in line with a long and growing list of the Trump Administration’s attack on the environment and public health. We should continue working to do what it takes to improve our air quality, not sacrificing our Nation’s health to benefit the pockets of coal industry executives. I hope that we do not lose our momentum in the fight for better air quality and mitigation of climate change due to the President’s obsession with the coal industry.”
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