President Donald Trump on Tuesday will sign an executive order aimed at rolling back a number of Obama-era climate policies, according to a senior administration official.
The action signals that the administration is "going to go in a different direction" on climate policy, the official said.
Trump`s order will also seek to align federal agencies` policies with his goal of boosting U.S. fossil fuel production and achieving energy independence.
The action will set in motion an overhaul of President Barack Obama`s landmark rule to reduce carbon emissions from power plants and rescind a number of executive actions aimed at reining in climate change or mitigating its effects, the official said in a briefing with reporters.
That component was widely expected and telegraphed by Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt this weekend.
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