Trump Instructs Federal Agencies to Stop Considering Climate Change

Government Executive: President Trump signed an executive order on Tuesday overturning a requirement that federal agencies consider climate change in their operations, saying it would reduce regulation and create jobs.

Trump’s action repealed an executive order signed by President Obama in 2013 that aimed to “enhance climate preparedness and resilience” at federal agencies. Obama instructed agencies to issue plans spelling out risks climate change poses to agency missions and the specific actions agencies will take to mitigate those risks.

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