Republicans Weaponize ‘Biden War on Coal’ Rhetoric to Prop Up Fossil Interests
Populist 'people vs elites' messaging & strongman style
GOP officials claim a now-repealed EPA rule ‘drove up costs’ and ‘threatened the grid,’ ignoring broader economic data and market trends that show renewables lowering prices. The posts stoke economic fear to justify rolling back environmental safeguards, a classic populist blame strategy.
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GOP officials claim a now-repealed EPA rule ‘drove up costs’ and ‘threatened the grid,’ ignoring broader economic data and market trends that show renewables lowering prices. The posts stoke economic fear to justify rolling back environmental safeguards, a classic populist blame strategy.
Trump’s ‘largest deregulatory action ever’ in the power sector will keep old coa.... The EPA's rollback of emissions rules for power plants hastens climate change but helps the data
Nothing like causing more pollution, health risks to unleash profits for fossil fuel bros. Our future generations will love the effects. Being educated in science is something you should consider
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Trump’s ‘largest deregulatory action ever’ in the power sector will keep old coa.... The EPA's rollback of emissions rules for power plants hastens climate change but helps the data
EPA's press release only shows one side of its own cost-benefit math — the original 2024 rule's own government analysis projected far larger public-health savings (avoided deaths, avoided pollution costs) than the $310B compliance-cost figure being cited here. Worth asking Senator Jon Husted's office for the health-cost side of the ledger, not just the industry-cost side.
Trump EPA repeals coal, gas power plant pollution limits. The head of the Environmental Protection Agency said this is the largest deregulatory action of the
Trump EPA to Strip Greenhouse Gas Limits for Power Plants, A Key Biden Climate.... ...Agency will revoke limits on greenhouse gas emissions from power plants that run on coal and natu
EPA Poised to Repeal Carbon Rules for Coal, Gas Power Plants. The US Environmental Protection Agency is expected to formally rescind carbon pollution standards
Here’s What the Science Really Says About the Health and Climate Risks of Carbon.... The Trump Administration has rolled back another major climate rule
EPA Reversal Sets Stage For Permitting Of New U.S. Coal Power Plants. EPA's reversal on Monday of Obama/Biden-era greenhouse emissions rules set the stage for the
US EPA revokes Biden-era power plant rules with $310bn in estimated savings. The US EPA announced the decision at the G20 Energy Abundance Ministerial in Houston, targeting
Nothing like causing more pollution, health risks to unleash profits for fossil fuel bros. Our future generations will love the effects. Being educated in science is something you should consider