EPA to repeal its own conclusion that greenhouse gases warm the planet(www.nbcnews.com)
25 pointsby geox5 hours ago8 comments
  • nness4 hours ago
    Despite being depressing and I imagine a lot of damage can be done in a short time without these protections.

    But I would wager long-term large-scale changes to investment/spend is unlikely, especially if the mid-terms swing blue.

  • rich_sasha3 hours ago
    Maybe actually, with Trump's growing unpopularity, this might lead to a Streisand-esque convincing that it's actually real.
  • abeppu4 hours ago
    So this is obviously dumb and short-sighted. But also ... why do they need it?

    - withdrawing the legal scaffolding that allowed the EPA to regulate emissions seems unnecessary if your EPA is already willing to just not actively regulate emissions?

    - and the Trump administration has been surprisingly/concerningly successful when just ignoring the law regardless, so why does this corner of regulatory law matter?

    • Ancalagonan hour ago
      Cause ruining everything today isn't enough, they need to ruin everything tomorrow, too.
    • danans4 hours ago
      > So this is obviously dumb and short-sighted. But also ... why do they need it?

      It's more about propaganda and fodder for lawmakers who will try to use it to justify fossil fuel promotion legislation.

      It's not fooling anyone though. Most of the world - including the US - is well aware of that increasing GHGs are warming the atmosphere. Those whose livelihood depends on existing climate patterns is already feeling the effects.

      Some just don't care because they believe they are insulated from the effects, and gain huge amounts of wealth and power from a short term boost in fossil fuel demand. In their fever dream, they might wish that the world at large somehow forgets the physics of GHG emissions, but that's unlikely.

    • OutOfHere3 hours ago
      It is in preparation for the next (non-Republican) administration, to delay them from regulating it under their EPA.
      • abeppu3 hours ago
        But a Democratic administration could install an EPA head that will just roll this back quickly, right? Unless Congress actually passes something, the whole theory of the executive that Trump is pushing cuts both ways ... if we can still have fair elections.
        • OutOfHere3 hours ago
          The Republicans still want to add friction to the process. Every year of regulatory delay is a year in which the fossil fuel industry profits.
  • josefritzishere3 hours ago
    The war on truth is the most tiring of all.
  • jmclnx4 hours ago
    At this point, time for the world to ignore everything the US Gov. says, assuming they are even paying attention to these agencies.

    The big question I have, are there any corresponding agencies in the EU or China we should be paying attention to

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  • jjgreen5 hours ago
    At least that will only fuck the US's environment, ..., oh wait ...
  • mcphage4 hours ago
    There is no end to the self-destruction this administration is doing to our country.
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