The Trump administration is trying to tie the hands of future administrations when it comes to regulating pollution, including greenhouse gas emissions.

(BLOOMINGTON, INDIANA) As the Trump administration moves to weaken America’s air pollution rules, it is deploying new legal interpretations that are intended to tie the hands of future administrations for years to come.

In practice, the changes limit the Environmental Protection Agency’s authority under the Clean Air Act. The result allows EPA officials to ignore science, data and the adverse effects their decisions will have on public health and the environment.

Originally published on theconversation.com, part of the BLOX Digital Content Exchange.

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