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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
World
Oliver Milman and Dharna Noor

‘Shameful’: Trump’s EPA accused of prioritizing big business over public health

an illustration of the heads of two men against images of pollution clouds and oil
Critics say under Donald Trump, the EPA has effectively abandoned its mission to protect public health as an environmental regulator. Composite: Rita Liu/The Guardian/Getty Images

After a tumultuous year under the Trump administration, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has adopted a new, almost unrecognizable guise – one that tears up environmental rules and cheerleads for coal, gas-guzzling cars and artificial intelligence.

When Donald Trump took power, it was widely anticipated the EPA would loosen pollution rules from sources such as cars, trucks and power plants, as part of a longstanding back and forth between administrations over how strict such standards should be.

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