(VOVworld) - US President Donald Trump on March 28th signed an “Energy Independence Executive Order” that rolls back Obama’s main environmental protection laws to realize his campaign’s promise to support the coal industry. The order poses new challenges to the Paris Agreement on preventing global warming adopted by UN members in 2015. Last week US President Donald Trump signed an “Energy Independence Executive Order” at the Environmental Protection Agency. Leaders of leading American coal companies witnessed the signing. Trump’s Executive order demands a review of Obama’s Clean Power Plan, which restricts emissions from coal-fired power plants. The new executive order encourages the production of energy including kerosene, natural gas, and coal and dismantles a number of restrictions concerning fossil fuel energy production which run counter to global support for clean energy use. The Clean Power Plan asks federal states to reduce … [Read more...] about Paris Agreement faces challenges under the Trump administration
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Donald Trump signs executive order to rebuild military
(VOVworld) – US President Donald Trump on Friday signed two executive actions to rebuild the military and to band refugees from entering the US. The actions were signed during a Pentagon swearing-in ceremony for Secretary of Defense James Mattis, in which President Trump promised to begin a great rebuilding of the armed services of the United States. As a result, the US Department of Defense will have the budget for new planes, ships and other resources. Mr. Trump also ordered a 4-month suspension of the US Refugee Admissions Program, and a permanent prohibition on issuing visas to some Syrian nationals. … [Read more...] about Donald Trump signs executive order to rebuild military
Trump expected to order temporary ban on refugees
WASHINGTON, Jan 24 - President Donald Trump is expected to sign executive orders starting on Wednesday that include a temporary ban on most refugees and a suspension of visas for citizens of Syria and six other Middle Eastern and African countries, according to several congressional aides and immigration experts briefed on the matter. WASHINGTON, Jan 24 - President Donald Trump is expected to sign executive orders starting on Wednesday that include a temporary ban on most refugees and a suspension of visas for citizens of Syria and six other Middle Eastern and African countries, according to several congressional aides and immigration experts briefed on the matter. Trump is expected to order a multi-month ban on allowing refugees into the United States except for religious minorities escaping persecution, until more aggressive vetting is in place. Another order will block visas being issued to anyone from Syria, Iraq, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan and Yemen, said the aides and … [Read more...] about Trump expected to order temporary ban on refugees
Trump signs order pulling US out of TPP deal
(VOVworld) – US President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Monday, officially pulling the US out of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) agreement. President Donald Trump signs the executive order, pulling the US from the TPP. (Photo: AFP/VNA) Mr. Trump's executive order, issued on his first day in office, fulfilled a campaign pledge. He criticized the trade deal as a "potential disaster” that would harm US manufacturing and cost millions of American jobs. The TPP, involving the US and 11 Asia-Pacific partners, was adopted in October, 2015. The agreement is now undergoing a ratification process. Other TPP members are considering implementing the agreement without the US. … [Read more...] about Trump signs order pulling US out of TPP deal
Trump, now president, pledges to put ‘America First’ in nationalist speech
WASHINGTON, Jan 20 - Donald Trump took power as the 45th president of the United States on Friday and pledged to end what he called an "American carnage" of rusted factories and crime in an inaugural address that was a populist and nationalist rallying cry. WASHINGTON, Jan 20 - Donald Trump took power as the 45th president of the United States on Friday and pledged to end what he called an "American carnage" of rusted factories and crime in an inaugural address that was a populist and nationalist rallying cry. Striking a defiant tone, Trump said American workers have been devastated by the outsourcing of jobs abroad. "From this day forward it's going to be only America First," the Republican told thousands of people gathered on the National Mall to see him take over from Democrat Barack Obama. With Obama and three other former presidents sitting nearby, Trump accused previous U.S. administrations of enriching Washington at the expense of struggling American families. Underscoring … [Read more...] about Trump, now president, pledges to put ‘America First’ in nationalist speech