The Environmental Protection Agency(EPA) may be disassembled in the near future, by the hand of President of Donald Trump. The pro- coal, global warming skeptic does not see the need for the EPA and also wants to back out of the Paris Treaty, a global deal between 200 countries created to cut greenhouse greenhouse gases. Myron Ebell, the man who headed Trump's RPA transition team claims that Trump will be removing the US from the treaty either by executive order or may withdraw later on as a part of a bigger plan. Although any country who wants to remove themselves from the Paris agreement must wait four years, Trump and his team are currently looking for quicker alternatives.
Trump's push for this change is fueled(pun intended) by his involvement in the gas drilling and coal mining industry and with lesser regulations or even no regulations by the EPA, profits will increase. This scenario is quite frightening. With the EPA at a stand still, scientists and engineers are silenced and there will be much conflict in the near future regarding the nation's environmental standings. The coal industry is losing its power as renewable and clean energies are becoming more accessible, which is why Trump is limiting the EPA, the obstacle in the way of his vision for coal. http://fortune.com/2017/01/30/donald-trump-paris-agreement-climate-change-withdraw/
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