Environment

How Much Damage Could Trump Do to U.S. Climate Policy?

Probably not as much as you might think, experts say.
Trump might end the "war on coal," but that doesn't mean the industry can rebound.Reuters/Mark Kauzlarich

Brace yourselves: Donald Trump might not necessarily spell doom for domestic climate policy.

Yes, the U.S. president-elect famously compared global warming to an elaborate Chinese hoax, promised to “cancel” the Paris climate agreement, repeal every environmental regulation in the land, and dismantle the EPA. He appointed Myron Ebell, a well-known climate change denier, to head up the transition at that very agency.