Trump Order Seeks To Roll Back 'Burdens' But Draws Democrats' Warning

March 28, 2017
The Trump administration is outlining a broad policy to promote development of the country's “vast energy resources,” with the president's just-issued executive order on the issue directing agencies to identify a host of “regulatory burdens” that “unnecessarily encumber energy production” and hamper job growth. But Democrats are warning that despite President Donald Trump's flashy rollout of his energy policy -- which they characterize as a giveaway to fossil fuel companies that will harm public health -- any regulatory rollbacks will...


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