Green groups denounce Trump’s ‘all-out assault’ on climate regulations

President Trump signed an executive order Tuesday afternoon, following through on his campaign promise to roll back Obama-era environmental protections intended to combat climate change.The Trump administration’s “Energy Independence” order essentially begins the process of dismantling the Clean Power Plan (CPP), which limits greenhouse gas emissions from coal-burning power plants.It was former President Barack Obama’s signature legislation for restricting the carbon emis