"How Congress Is Cementing Trump's Anti-Climate Orders into Law"

"These 'cynical' efforts are mostly flying under the radar, but they could short-circuit lawsuits and make it harder to restore environmental protections."

"President Donald Trump marvels at his own velocity when he boasts about dismantling the Obama climate legacy. 'I have been moving at record pace to cancel these regulations and to eliminate the barriers to domestic energy production, like never before,' he said at a recent White House event.

But while Trump focuses on speed, his allies in Congress appear increasingly concerned about the durability of the president's fossil fuel directives.

In recent weeks, they have advanced a handful of legislative measures that echo and extend various presidential orders meant to boost coal, oil and gas production and set aside consideration of climate change."

Marianne Lavelle reports for InsideClimate News July 31, 2017.

Source: InsideClimate News, 07/31/2017