(Reuters) -U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's transition team has prepared executive orders and proclamations on withdrawing from the Paris climate agreement and shrinking the size of some national monuments to allow more drilling and mining, the New York Times reported on Friday.
Trump is also expected to end the pause on permitting new liquefied natural gas exports to big markets in Asia and Europe and revoke a waiver that allows California and other states to have tighter pollution standards, according to the report.
Trump promised during his campaign to take many of the actions listed in the report. Karoline Leavitt, a spokeswoman for the Trump transition team, said in a response to a Reuters request that the results of Tuesday's election gave him a "mandate to implement the promises he made on the campaign trail. He will deliver."
The administration of President Joe Biden paused approvals of new LNG exports in January in order to complete a study on the environmental and economic impact of the exports. The U.S. Energy Department will have a draft updated analysis out for a 60-day public comment period before the end of the year, a department official said.
Some people on the transition team are discussing moving the headquarters of the Environmental Protection Agency out of Washington, the report said, citing unnamed people involved in the discussions.
© Thomson Reuters 2024.
16 Comments
Bret T
Article summary: 74,205,600 US voters supported this thinking. The New York Times editor does not.
deanzaZZR
Quelle surprise
Peter14
US, were in.
Next President, were out.
Next President, We are back in.
Next President, We are out again.
Next President, ?? Probably back in again, if Trump hasn't killed democracy and rigged all future elections in the Russian model of democracy that is.
Mike_Oxlong
It's the right move. He did it before, of course he'll do it again.
NCIS Reruns
RIP Planet Earth
Victim to right-wing politics and corporate greed.
deanzaZZR
@Peter14 The USA produces top notch science. Also the USA produces some of the most ignorant politicians imaginable.
Blacklabel
Even more great news.
dude was elected President like 2 days ago and already a dozen positive developments.
a new golden era for America.
jib
9 years.......We can do better.
Peter14
Like a blind man, you just cant see. You wont even be aware how far backwards your country sinks and how much worse of you'll be.
He conned the nation to re-elect him based on Americans paying higher taxes on imports by calling them "tariffs", and the dismantling of democracy by calling it a swamp. He puts the man who wrecked Twitter in charge of wrecking civil services in America by cutting funding so it just cant function. Again makes America a climate change denier and pariah.
And some call this a golden age? So damn funny that by the time they wake up to all the damage it will be too late to stop the destruction. Enjoy your golden age, cause Trumps about to kill it and make your lives hell.
Blacklabel
Yes, golden age.
in a landslide, which gives a mandate.
Yrral
Peter14,I usually do not agree with you,but I give you credit,were credit due,you are spot on by insane Trump
Charles Marlowe
Excellent news. The Paris Accord is a sham, even those who believe in the so-called ‘climate crisis’ ought to admit that. Fantastic to have a climate realist in power again. Hopefully, there is still time for the horrendous damage of lunatic ‘green’ policies to be stopped and sanity restored.
bass4funk
Great news, it's about time.
deanzaZZR
Are you suggesting something unconstitutional?
TaiwanIsNotChina
Yup. There will be no complaining from Florida or Texass residents about the severity of hurricanes I also hear.
diagonalslip
well.... 'Paris', and before that 'Kyoto', plus 28-and-counting COPs don't seem to have improved anything, so....