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Article 9 : How Biden is reversing Trump's assault on the environment?…
Article 9 : How Biden is reversing Trump's assault on the environment? 7 keys areas
protect endangered animals and their habitats
TRUMP
offer more surface area for oil and gas drilling
weakens endangered species laws
relaxation of the rules on the slaughter of birds
authorization to "accidentally" kill an animal while drilling
BIDEN
rules for endangered species
rule for drinking water
a bunch of other rules that will combat T's errors
protect the drilling grounds
TRUMP
approved the Keystone XL and Dakota Access pipelines
opening of ALL lands for drilling: even arctic waters
BIDEN
stop leasing oil and gas on public lands
protect 30% of the land and oceans of the USA by 2030
plan to create a "civil body of the climate": goal = restore the degraded p aysages and watercourses
Keystone XL pipeline ban
air quality and carbon emissions rules
TRUMP
blocked or weakened measures aimed at reducing greenhouse gas emissions
pollution standards for cars and trucks revised downwards (the Californian has not been authorized to have more aggressive measures)
relaxation of the methane rules; very powerful and dangerous gas
standards to limit pollution from abandoned planes
Obama's clean energy plan abandoned
BIDEN
new, stricter standards
accelerated the development of clean energies (solar, wind)
methane standard
protection of the health of people who live near highly polluting industries
chemicals regulation
TRUMP
relaxation of the rules on the storage of petroleum products
weakening of the rules relating to lead in paint
refusal to remove toxic products from the market
BIDEN
review the laws on chemical substances
ban harmful substances
help people who have had cancer because they lived near chemical industries
protect waterways and drinking water
TRUMP
less monitoring of pollution in inland waterways
BIDEN
regulate PFAS chemicals also called = forever chemicals. substance found in drinking water
clean water law
enforcement of government rules
TRUMP
fewer rules for companies or individuals who pollute a lot
less environmental scrutiny
enforcement of pollution rules is weakened
BIDEN
prosecute polluters
sue fossil fuel companies for the damage and interest they have caused to the climate
cancellation of rules that benefit industry at the expense of the environment
BIDEN
review the regulations abandoned by Trump
TRUMP
deletion of rules
washing machine and light bulbs can be less respectful for the environment
coal power plant authorized to dump (more easily) their waste into waterways