The rollback sparked fury, meanwhile, among Democrats and environmental groups who said it would wreck the US’s ability to combat climate change. “We’ll be less safe, less healthy and less able to fight climate change – all so the fossil fuel industry can make even more money,” former President Barack Obama wrote on social media.
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