Air District statement on Trump’s decision to dismantle the Clean Power Plan

Statement by Jack Broadbent, executive officer of the Bay Area Air Quality Management District, on President Donald Trump’s decision to dismantle the Clean Power Plan:

“In the wake of record-breaking wildfires and hurricanes that have decimated the U.S., the Trump administration has announced a directive today to order the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to rewrite the Clean Power Plan and jeopardize hard-fought climate gains. The effects of climate change are being realized worldwide as global temperatures rise and catastrophic weather patterns escalate."