Obama Allies Melt Down After Trump Trashes Landmark Climate Reg

Several Democrats framed the Trump administration’s repeal of a cornerstone climate regulation on Thursday as a move that will allow pollution to sweep the nation.

The Trump Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) determined Thursday that the Obama-era regulation known as the Endangerment Finding extended beyond congressional authority. President Donald Trump announced that repealing the finding amounted to the “largest deregulatory action in American history,” and noted that the action is expected to save Americans on new vehicle costs and other related

Former President Barack Obama said on Thursday in response that without the EPA holding the ability to regulate greenhouse gases under the Clean Air Act, “we’ll be less safe, less healthy and less able to fight climate change — all so the fossil fuel industry can make even more money.”

Several more Democrats that have either supported or enacted harsh climate regulations allowed by the finding aired their grievances on social media following the announcement, including Democratic California Gov. Gavin Newsom, Rhode Island Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, former Vice President Al Gore, Democratic Maryland Sen. Chris Van Hollen, former Department of Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg, Democratic Sen.