Trump set to launch all-out assault on US environmental policies

James Murray
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President-elect promises to sign wave of executive orders 'within hours' of today's inauguration, with the Paris Agreement and restrictions on oil and gas drilling in the firing line

President-elect Donald Trump yesterday pledged to sign a wave of executive orders following today's inauguration ceremony, promising that "every radical and foolish executive order of the Biden administration...

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