Trump to set environmental agenda, not his Cabinet or lawmakers
By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times - Wednesday, January 25, 2017
Top Republicans are shifting the climate change debate away from the human role and toward a more pragmatic discussion over what government can do about it — but it’s increasingly clear that President Trump, not his Cabinet nor lawmakers, will be setting the environmental agenda.
Mr. Trump, now the nation’s foremost climate change skeptic, seems to be at odds with three of his key Cabinet nominees on the science of global warming. Despite that, his past statements calling climate change a hoax and his administration’s crackdown this week on federal agencies that have highlighted the issue on social media in recent days underscore how the White House will control the message and the policy on the issue.
While Cabinet nominees such as former Texas Gov. Rick Perry, Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt and Rep. Ryan Zinke — the proposed heads of the Energy Department, the Environmental Protection Agency and the Interior Department, respectively — told Senate panels last week that they believe climate change is real and that human activity has helped cause it, analysts say their opinions matter little.
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