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Trump reversing Obama's climate change legacy

Hosted by Warren Olney Mar. 28, 2017 National
President Trump has vowed, in his words, to "turn the EPA from a job-killer into a job-creator," and today, he's announcing his order for "energy independence." We look at the prospects for putting his promises into effect by ripping up the Obama legacy on climate change.

Photo: President Donald Trump holds up an executive order on "energy independence," eliminating Obama-era climate change regulations, during a signing ceremony at the Environmental Protection Agency headquarters in Washington, March 28, 2017. (Carlos Barria/Reuters)

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Host:

Warren Olney

Producers:

Yael Even Or, Andrea Brody, Katie Cooper

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