Trump attacks Biden’s clean energy plan while announcing environmental pullback


President TrumpProgressive group Donald John Trump launches M pro-Biden ad purchase targeting young voters Ilhan Omar: Republican Party response to calls for police reform ‘was cruel’ The White House considers a total travel ban for members and families of the Chinese Communist Party: MORE report mocked the alleged Democratic candidate Joe BidenJoe Biden Progressive group launches pro-Biden M ad purchase targeting young voters National Association of Police Organizations backs Trump Hillicon Valley: Twitter accounts of Obama, Biden, Musk and others are compromised | United States Announces Sanctions on Huawei, Citing Human Rights Abuses | Pompeo ‘confident’ that foreign opponents will interfere in elections MOREWednesday’s climate plan during a speech that reveals a reversal of environmental regulation, the White House hopes will accelerate construction projects.

Trump’s comments came in a speech in Atlanta announcing a reversal to the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), which weakens a fundamental environmental law to accelerate permits for pipelines, oil and gas drilling, roads, and other infrastructure.

“Our former vice president opposes, think about this, all of our permitting reforms,” ​​Trump told the crowd.

“Biden is happy to link projects to red tape, and we want things to be built,” he added.

Biden opposes Trump’s pushback to NEPA.

“No one should be fooled because Donald Trump is trying to destroy a fundamental bipartisan law to distract himself from the fact that ‘Infrastructure Week’ never happened and will never happen as long as he is president,” said Biden campaign spokesman Matt Hill. . statement.

“It has failed to come up with any real plans to create jobs and is instead cutting corners to once again ignore science, experts and communities and reserves with the right to clean air, water and environments,” added Hill.

Biden recently unveiled a $ 700 billion economic plan and has included multiple environmental measures as part of his vision to restore economic growth.

A Tuesday update to its environmental plan, which comes as the left wing of the party has tried to push it even further on green issues, would set a target for 2035 for carbon-free energy.

That goal was among those recommended by a “unity working group” of supporters of both Sen. Bernie SandersBernie SandersProgressive group launches pro-Biden M ad purchase targeting young voters Trump attacks Biden’s clean energy plan while announcing environmental blowback Car on fire near Supreme Court MORE (I-Vt.) And the former vice president. The panel was co-chaired by the representative. Alexandria Ocasio-CortezAlexandria Ocasio-CortezProgressive group launches pro-Biden M ad purchase targeting young voters Trump attacks Biden’s clean energy plan while announcing environmental pullback Trump shares photo with Goya Foods products after Ivanka faces criticism PLUS (DN.Y.), one of the main defenders of the Green New Deal.

“Unbelievable. Biden wants to massively re-regulate the energy economy, rejoin the Paris climate agreement, which would kill our energy entirely,” Trump said Wednesday.

“They have not yet explained what they could do to power our large plants and factories, but I am sure that at some point they will. We will learn that from AOC, who is in charge of energy, “he said, adding:” AOC and Bernie are in charge of energy. “

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