BLUMENTHAL: EXECUTIVE ORDER UNRAVELING CLIMATE RULES ‘FLIES IN FACE OF REALITY

[WASHINGTON, D.C.] – U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) today issued the following statement in response to President Trump’s Executive Order that aims to unravel President Obama’s Clean Power Plan as well as other rules critical to combatting climate change.

“This damaging executive order erodes commonsense rules that are vital to the health of our planet. In Connecticut, we know climate change is not an issue we can kick down the road for the next generation. Severe, irreversible damage is being done right now, and we must take action immediately. The Trump Administration’s decision to undo the Clean Power Plan flies in the face of reality, threatens our safety, and signals an utter disregard for the future of our planet.”