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Trump begins rollback of Obama climate agenda

Trump signed an executive order at the EPA to suspend, rescind or review major regulations

03/28/2017 | Rating NR

PBS News Hour

Trump begins rollback of Obama climate agenda

Clip: 3/28/2017 | 2m 36s

Trump signed an executive order at the EPA to suspend, rescind or review major regulations

In his first salvo against Obama-era climate policy, President Donald Trump signed an executive order at the Environmental Protection Agency to suspend, rescind or open review more than a half dozen major regulations, in an effort to help the coal, oil and gas industries. That includes the Clean Power Plan, which restricts greenhouse gas emissions at coal-fired power plants. John Yang reports.

03/28/2017 | Rating NR

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