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Five Major Climate Policies Trump Would Probably Reverse if Elected (www.nytimes.com)
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If Americans want to keep policies we have in place (and do better) it's going to be critical to re-elect Biden and send more and better Democrats to both houses of Congress.

For Americans, that means:

  • Check your voter registration โ€” it needs to be updated if you moved, changed names, or if a Republican offical decided to purge it
  • Get involved โ€” volunteer time is key to getting candidates elected
  • Give money โ€” campaigns run on it.
  • Pick a close house or senate race to get involved with too.
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[-] silence7 12 points 3 weeks ago

1 & 2 Four years is enough time to go through the EPA rule-making process. So Trump will do it to get rid of the rules. He did it before.

  1. Trump isn't just "in the pocket of billionaires" but in the pocket of specific billionaires, who want to get rid of it.

  2. Biden had a bad start, and then took new leases down to near zero after his first year:

  1. Yep.
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