The timing of the interview came as the Trump administration continues to roll back Obama-era environmental regulations.
, states will continue to have the ability to set their own limit for coal power plant emissions—a move that roiled some environmental groups.
Pence continued:"But what we won't do is hamstring energy in this country, raising the cost of utility rates for working families." "But it is a threat?" Tapper interjected once more. The exchange continued, with Tapper eventually asking Pence on at least four separate occasions whether he believed climate change posed a threat to the United States. Each time, Pence refused to give a committal answer. rule, which will replace the Obama-era Clean Power Plan, marked another instance in which the Trump administration has sought to undo the environmental regulations proposed by its predecessor.
But environmental groups say the aggressive Obama plan was necessary to curb the effects of a global climate crisis. Those organizations——have characterized the new Trump plan as a"weak" measure designed to minimally adhere to clean air laws.
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