Its no secret thatDonald Trumphas zero interest in fightingclimatechange and enthusiasticallysupportsthe fossil fuel industry.
This wasinitiatedby an executive order Trump issued on his first day in office.
It allows the EPA, under the Clean Air Act, to regulate greenhouse gas emissions.
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The NOAA does critical work on climate science andweathermonitoring, which is needed when extreme weather events hit.
Gerrard says the agency is being decimated with these firings.
by just cutting staff, says Ann Carlson, a professor of environmental law at UCLA.
If he does that, that will dramatically undermine the effort to decarbonize.
Elon Musk has previouslyclaimed, on different occasions, that eliminating the tax credit could help Tesla.
It may also cause car companies to reconsider their focus on rolling out more EVs if consumer interest decreases.
The Trump administration has alsocanceledefforts to repair broken electric vehicle chargers around the country.
Its an all-out assault on the federal government being involved in tackling climate change, says Carlson.
All of this is happening despite the fact that renewable energy is now generallycheaperthan energy derived from fossil fuels.
I think theres an opportunity for states to continue to make progress and to test things out.
Perhaps other western nations will step up as the U.S. falters.
