-- Trump casts energy, land policies as gifts to red-state voters

The Hill's Morning Report — Trump casts energy, land policies as gifts to red-state voters

http://thehill.com/homenews/morning-report/402780-the-hills-morning-report



By Jonathan Easley and Alexis Simendinger - 08/21/18 06:38 AM EDT

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President Trump is turning policy initiatives into political ammunition as he tries to help Republicans take out the Democratic Senate incumbents up for reelection in the red and rural states he carried in 2016.



The president is expected to roll out his alternative to former President Obama’s climate rule for coal plants while in Charleston, W. Va., on Tuesday night as he campaigns for Republican Attorney General Patrick Morrisey. Morrisey is trying to unseat Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) in a state the president won by more than 40 points.



The Hill: Five things to know about the new Trump coal plan.

WCHS/WVAH Eyewitness News: Preparing for Trump’s rally, Morrisey says Trump needs an ally in the Senate, while Manchin says he voted with the president 60 percent of the time.



Trump’s gift to coal country, which will effectively allow states to regulate their own emissions, is the latest example of the president fulfilling campaign promises in states with bountiful natural resources and raw land, where voters often complain that the outsized influence of the federal government is a hindrance to their livelihoods.



The Wall Street Journal: Environmental Protection Agency’s acting administrator signed new coal plan on Monday.........................................