Padilla, Schiff Statement on Trump Gutting EPA Climate Progress
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, U.S. Senators Alex Padilla and Adam Schiff (both D-Calif.) issued the following joint statement after the Trump Administration announced its intent to roll back dozens of the Environmental Protection Agency’s regulations that protect our air and water:
“Eliminating these protections is bad for the environment and bad for the health of Californians.
“Donald Trump’s efforts to roll back federal clean car and truck rules are just the latest example of this Administration’s reckless policies and actions. This reversal undermines our progress on clean air and will raise prices on working families. The Trump Administration is also ceding progress on green technology to China, while undermining the major investments that U.S. companies have made in cleaner, more efficient cars and trucks.
“As a result, our economy will suffer and working families will pay the price. California will continue to stand up to the Trump Administration as they weaponize the EPA and ignore science.”
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