Trump speech to tout environment record; green groups scoff

Source: Reuters

POLITICS JULY 8, 2019 / 11:06 AM / UPDATED 3 HOURS AGO

Trump speech to tout environment record; green groups scoff

Valerie Volcovici
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump will claim America is “leading the world” on environmental issues in a speech on Monday aimed at touting progress in some areas while defying criticism from environmental groups who have blasted his steps to slash green regulations and back out of global efforts to fight climate change.

The planned speech has been slammed by conservation groups who noted that Trump has reversed steps to fight climate change, one of the biggest environmental challenges facing the planet. They have also criticized the administration for allowing the United States to slip on other basic measures of environmental health such as air pollution and enforcement.

“The President will deliver remarks at the White House on Monday and recognize his administration’s environmental leadership and America’s role in leading the world,” White House spokesman Judd Deere told Reuters in a statement.

Trump will be joined during the speech by Interior Secretary David Bernhardt, Energy Secretary Rick Perry, Council on Environmental Quality chief Mary Neumayr and Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Andrew Wheeler.

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