President Donald Trump is preparing executive orders aimed at reversing Obama-era policies on climate and water pollution, according to individuals briefed on the measures.

While both directives will take time to implement, they will send an unmistakable signal that the new administration is determined to promote fossil-fuel production and economic activity even when those activities collide with some environmental safeguards. Individuals familiar with the proposals asked for anonymity to describe them in advance of their announcement, which could come as soon as this week.

One executive order, aimed at bolstering American energy independence, will instruct the Environmental Protection Agency to begin rewriting the 2015 regulation that limits greenhouse-gas emissions from existing electric utilities. It also instructs the Interior Department's Bureau of Land Management (BLM) to lift a moratorium on federal coal leasing.
The new administration is determined to promote fossil-fuel production and economic activity

A second order will instruct the EPA and Army Corps of Engineers to revamp a 2015 rule, known as the Waters of the United States rule, that applies to 60 percent of the water bodies in the country. That regulation - issued under the 1972 Clean Water Act, which gives the federal government authority over not only major water bodies but also the wetlands, rivers and streams that feed into them - restricts development as well as some farming operations on the grounds that these activities could pollute the smaller or intermittent bodies of water or choke them off altogether.

Trump has joined many industry groups in criticizing these rules as examples of the federal government exceeding its authority and curbing economic growth. While any move to undo these policies will spark new legal battles and entail work within the agencies that could take as long as a year and a half to finalize, the orders could affect investment decisions within the utility, mining, agriculture and real estate sectors, as well as activities on the ground.
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Nigeria should go for the coal in Enugu, so that we will see 24 hours light. Yes We Can, Nigeria!

igbodefender:
Nigeria should go for the coal in Enugu, so that we will see 24 hours light. Yes We Can, Nigeria!

..the era of globalisation imposed on world by Europian Union and America of obama is shame to humanity, it's an era of capitalist, they impose their interest above the human live, world is for human being and it resources for human use, why the stupid convention that put the humanity in hardship?

Hope Enugu does not become Niger delta.

osile2012:
Hope Enugu does not become Niger delta.

...I think thing is shared equaly by God!

igbodefender:
Nigeria should go for the coal in Enugu, so that we will see 24 hours light. Yes We Can, Nigeria!

Hopefully, they don't mess with the coal in Enugu again. The era of respiratory illness from burning coal in Oji River is over.
BTW, go use the coal in Benue and Kogi first.

igbodefender:
Nigeria should go for the coal in Enugu, so that we will see 24 hours light. Yes We Can, Nigeria!

Why? So that they can drain the coal in Igbo land to light up Nigeria? For what?

Edo has huge coal deposits. Nigeria can use those of Edo, in addition to those in Kogi and Benue.
https://www.nairaland.com/2312617/edo-discovers-large-coal-deposit...could


The one in Enugu would serve a greater purpose for the Igbo nation.

oyinkinola:

..the era of globalisation imposed on world by Europian Union and America of obama is shame to humanity, it's an era of capitalist, they impose their interest above the human live, world is for human being and it resources for human use, why the stupid convention that put the humanity in hardship?

Those coal fired plants will generate green house gasses and pollute the environment. Climate change and global warming is what they are calling for upon us. Unfortunately it is countries like ours that will pay most for the recklessness of the US actions.

Clean coal is expensive.

theSpark:


Those coal fired plants will generate green house gasses and pollute the environment. Climate change and global warming is what they are calling for upon us. Unfortunately it is countries like ours that will pay most for the recklessness of the US actions.

Clean coal is expensive.

....don't buy all these lie any longer, it's against humanity, green hoouse or not do you know how many life depend on green house gases products, can their life worths nothing? what you people bring to replace it before step on ban them?

Lol I made post about this a few weeks ago. Coal is easy solution to energy woes and give FG leverage against NDA. If you want to move past oil you have to grow economic pie in other areas. Get better in mining, agriculture, manufacturing and services.

https://www.nairaland.com/3624845/how-make-niger-delta-oil

oyinkinola:

....don't buy all these lie any longer, it's against humanity, green hoouse or not do you know how many life depend on green house gases products, can their life worths nothing? what you people bring to replace it before step on ban them?

That's just solving a short term problem by creating a longer term problem. You may like to pay heed to what this poster has to say

naijaking1:


Hopefully, they don't mess with the coal in Enugu again. The era of respiratory illness from burning coal in Oji River is over.
BTW, go use the coal in Benue and Kogi first.

This would benefit enugu a lot! Let's hope it takes off soon!

theSpark:


That's just solving a short term problem by creating a longer term problem. You may like to pay heed to what this poster has to say

What do the following countries have in common: US, China, Australia, Germany, South Africa?

1. They are more economically advanced than Nigeria; and

2. They all use coal to generate the larger part of their electricity.

We can either join the winning team or continue to wallow in abject poverty as a nation. Besides coal is no longer as dangerous as it used to be, due to new advances in coal technology.

igbodefender:


What do the following countries have in common: US, China, Australia, Germany, South Africa?

1. They are more economically advanced than Nigeria; and

2. They all use coal to generate the larger part of their electricity.

We can either join the winning team or continue to wallow in abject poverty as a nation. Besides coal is no longer as dangerous as it used to be, due to new advances in coal technology.

...the idea will be adopted very soon.