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Expected Executive Actions On Climate Change Policies Aim To Ensure Focus On Energy Independence

Copyright 2017 NPR. To see more, visit DAVID GREENE, HOST: President Donald Trump will be at the Environmental Protection Agency today where he is expected to begin this long process of rolling back climate change policies put in place during the Obama administration. First among them, the Clean Power Plan which would limit carbon emissions from coal fire power plants. NPR's Jeff Brady is with us to talk about this. Jeff, good morning. JEFF BRADY, BYLINE: Good morning. GREENE: So what exactly is the president doing today? BRADY: A senior White House officials says the Clean Power Plan will get a thorough review, and the goal there is to make sure policies fit with the administration's priorities. Those are focusing on energy independence, growing the economy and creating more jobs. And that's how the administration defines it. Environmental groups call this a gutting of the Clean Power Plan. And a few other items we can expect today - the White House wants to end a moratorium on new

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