Trump signs order dismantling Obama-era climate policiesWASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump on Tuesday signed an order to undo Obama-era climate change regulations, keeping a campaign promise to support the coal industry and calling into question U.S. support for an international deal to fight global warming. Flanked by coal miners and coal company executives, Trump proclaimed his “Energy Independence” executive order at the headquarters of the Environmental Protection Agency.  The move drew swift backlash from a coalition of 23 states and local governments, as well as environmental groups, which called the decree a threat to public health and vowed to fight it in court. The order’s main target is former President Barack Obama’s Clean Power Plan, which required states to slash carbon emissions from power plants - a key factor in the United States’ ability to meet its commitments under a climate change accord reached by nearly 200 countries in Paris in 2015.  Trump’s decree also reverses a ban on coal leasing on federal lands, undoes rules to curb methane emissions from oil and gas production and reduces the weight of climate change and carbon emissions in policy and infrastructure permitting decisions. Carbon dioxide and methane are two of the main greenhouse gases blamed by scientists for heating the earth. “I am taking historic steps to lift restrictions on American energy, to reverse government intrusion and to cancel job-killing regulations,” Trump said at the EPA.  The room was filled with miners, coal company executives and staff from industry groups, who applauded loudly as Trump spoke. Shares in U.S. coal companies edged higher in response.   The wide-ranging order is the boldest yet in Trump’s broader push to cut environmental regulation to revive the drilling and mining industries, a promise he made repeatedly during the 2016 presidential campaign.  Energy analysts and executives have questioned whether the moves will have a big effect on their industries, and environmentalists have called them reckless. “I cannot tell you how many jobs the executive order is going to create, but I can tell you that it provides confidence in this administration’s commitment to the coal industry,” Kentucky Coal Association president Tyler White told Reuters. Environmental groups heaped scorn on Trump’s order, arguing it was dangerous and went against the broader global trend toward cleaner energy technologies. A coalition of mostly Democrat-led states and local governments issued a statement saying they would oppose the order in court. “We won’t hesitate to protect those we serve — including by aggressively opposing in court President Trump’s actions that ignore both the law and the critical importance of confronting the very real threat of climate change,” the coalition, led by New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman, said in a statement.  The coalition includes states such as California, Massachusetts and Virginia, as well as cities including Chicago, Philadelphia and Boulder, Colorado. U.S. presidents have aimed to reduce U.S. dependence on foreign oil since the Arab oil embargo of the 1970s, which triggered soaring prices. But the United States still imports about 7.9 million barrels of crude oil a day, almost enough to meet total oil demand in Japan and India combined. An overwhelming majority of scientists believe that human use of oil and coal for energy is a main driver of climate change, causing a damaging rise in sea levels, droughts and more frequent violent storms.  But Trump and several members of his administration have doubts about climate change, and Trump promised during his campaign to pull the United States out of the Paris climate accord, arguing it would hurt U.S. business.  Since being elected, Trump has been mum on the Paris deal and the executive order does not address it. Christiana Figueres, former executive secretary of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change who helped broker the Paris accord, lamented Trump’s order. “Trying to make fossil fuels remain competitive in the face of a booming clean renewable power sector, with the clean air and plentiful jobs it continues to generate, is going against the flow of economics,” she said. The order directs the EPA to start a formal process to undo the Clean Power Plan, which was introduced by Obama in 2014 but was never implemented in part because of legal challenges brought by Republican-controlled states.  The Clean Power Plan required states to collectively cut carbon emissions from power plants by 32 percent below 2005 levels by 2030. Some 85 percent of U.S. states are on track to meet the targets despite the fact the rule has not been implemented, according to Bill Becker, director of the National Association of Clean Air Agencies, a group of state and local air pollution control agencies. Trump’s order also lifts the Interior Department’s Bureau of Land Management temporary ban on coal leasing on federal property put in place by Obama in 2016 as part of a review to study the program’s impact on climate change and ensure royalty revenues were fair to taxpayers. It also asks federal agencies to discount the cost of carbon in policy decisions and the weight of climate change considerations in infrastructure permitting, and it reverses rules limiting methane leakage from oil and gas facilities. politicsNews
trump signs order dismantling climate policieswashington reuters president donald trump tuesday signed order undo climate change regulations keeping campaign promise support coal industry calling question support international deal fight global warming flanked coal miners coal company executives trump proclaimed energy independence executive order headquarters environmental protection agency the move drew swift backlash coalition states local governments well environmental groups called decree threat public health vowed fight court the order main target former president barack obama clean power plan required states slash carbon emissions power plants key factor united states ability meet commitments climate change accord reached nearly countries paris trump decree also reverses ban coal leasing federal lands undocs rules curb methane emissions oil gas production reduces weight climate change carbon emissions policy infrastructure permitting decisions carbon dioxide methane two main greenhouse gases blamed scientists heating earth i taking historic steps lift restrictions american energy reverse government intrusion cancel regulations trump said epa the room filled miners coal company executives staff industry groups applauded loudly trump spoke shares coal companies edged higher response the order oldest yet trump broader push cut environmental regulation revive drilling mining industries promise made repeatedly presidential campaign energy analysts executives questioned whether moves big effect industries environmentalists called reckless i tell many jobs executive order going create i tell provides confidence administration commitment coal industry kentucky coal association president tyler white told reuters environmental groups helped scorn trump order arguing dangerous went broader global trend toward cleaner energy technologies a coalition mostly states local governments issued statement saying would oppose order court we hesitate protect serve including aggressively opposing court president trump actions ignore law critical importance confronting real threat climate change coalition led new york attorney general eric schneiderman said statement the coalition includes states california massachusetts virginia well cities including chicago philadelphia boulder colorado presidents aimed reduce dependence foreign oil since arab oil embargo triggered soaring prices but united states still imports million barrels crude oil day almost enough meet total oil demand japan india combined an overwhelming majority scientists believe human use oil coal energy main driver climate change causing damaging rise sea levels droughts frequent violent storms but trump several members administration doubts climate change trump promised campaign pull united states paris climate accord arguing would hurt business since elected trump mum paris deal executive order address christian figures former executive secretary united nations framework convention climate change helped broker paris accord lamented trump order trying make fossil fuels remain competitive face booming clean renewable power sector clean air plentiful jobs continues generate going flow economics said the order directs epa start formal process undo clean power plan introduced obama never implemented part legal challenges brought states the clean power plan required states collectively cut carbon emissions power plants percent levels some percent states track meet targets despite fact rule implemented according bill becker director national association clean air agencies group state local air pollution control agencies trump order also lifts interior department bureau land management temporary ban coal leasing federal property put place obama part review study program impact climate change ensure royalty revenues fair taxpayers it also asks federal agencies discount cost carbon policy decisions weight climate change considerations infrastructure permitting reverses rules limiting methane leakage oil gas facilities politicsnews
Your task is to classify the provided input as real or fake news. Label 0 is meant for fake news, Label 1 is for real news. TEXT: Trump signs order dismantling Obama-era climate policiesWASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump on Tuesday signed an order to undo Obama-era climate change regulations, keeping a campaign promise to support the coal industry and calling into question U.S. support for an international deal to fight global warming. Flanked by coal miners and coal company executives, Trump proclaimed his “Energy Independence” executive order at the headquarters of the Environmental Protection Agency.  The move drew swift backlash from a coalition of 23 states and local governments, as well as environmental groups, which called the decree a threat to public health and vowed to fight it in court. The order’s main target is former President Barack Obama’s Clean Power Plan, which required states to slash carbon emissions from power plants - a key factor in the United States’ ability to meet its commitments under a climate change accord reached by nearly 200 countries in Paris in 2015.  Trump’s decree also reverses a ban on coal leasing on federal lands, undoes rules to curb methane emissions from oil and gas production and reduces the weight of climate change and carbon emissions in policy and infrastructure permitting decisions. Carbon dioxide and methane are two of the main greenhouse gases blamed by scientists for heating the earth. “I am taking historic steps to lift restrictions on American energy, to reverse government intrusion and to cancel job-killing regulations,” Trump said at the EPA.  The room was filled with miners, coal company executives and staff from industry groups, who applauded loudly as Trump spoke. Shares in U.S. coal companies edged higher in response.   The wide-ranging order is the boldest yet in Trump’s broader push to cut environmental regulation to revive the drilling and mining industries, a promise he made repeatedly during the 2016 presidential campaign.  Energy analysts and executives have questioned whether the moves will have a big effect on their industries, and environmentalists have called them reckless. “I cannot tell you how many jobs the executive order is going to create, but I can tell you that it provides confidence in this administration’s commitment to the coal industry,” Kentucky Coal Association president Tyler White told Reuters. Environmental groups heaped scorn on Trump’s order, arguing it was dangerous and went against the broader global trend toward cleaner energy technologies. A coalition of mostly Democrat-led states and local governments issued a statement saying they would oppose the order in court. “We won’t hesitate to protect those we serve — including by aggressively opposing in court President Trump’s actions that ignore both the law and the critical importance of confronting the very real threat of climate change,” the coalition, led by New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman, said in a statement.  The coalition includes states such as California, Massachusetts and Virginia, as well as cities including Chicago, Philadelphia and Boulder, Colorado. U.S. presidents have aimed to reduce U.S. dependence on foreign oil since the Arab oil embargo of the 1970s, which triggered soaring prices. But the United States still imports about 7.9 million barrels of crude oil a day, almost enough to meet total oil demand in Japan and India combined. An overwhelming majority of scientists believe that human use of oil and coal for energy is a main driver of climate change, causing a damaging rise in sea levels, droughts and more frequent violent storms.  But Trump and several members of his administration have doubts about climate change, and Trump promised during his campaign to pull the United States out of the Paris climate accord, arguing it would hurt U.S. business.  Since being elected, Trump has been mum on the Paris deal and the executive order does not address it. Christiana Figueres, former executive secretary of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change who helped broker the Paris accord, lamented Trump’s order. “Trying to make fossil fuels remain competitive in the face of a booming clean renewable power sector, with the clean air and plentiful jobs it continues to generate, is going against the flow of economics,” she said. The order directs the EPA to start a formal process to undo the Clean Power Plan, which was introduced by Obama in 2014 but was never implemented in part because of legal challenges brought by Republican-controlled states.  The Clean Power Plan required states to collectively cut carbon emissions from power plants by 32 percent below 2005 levels by 2030. Some 85 percent of U.S. states are on track to meet the targets despite the fact the rule has not been implemented, according to Bill Becker, director of the National Association of Clean Air Agencies, a group of state and local air pollution control agencies. Trump’s order also lifts the Interior Department’s Bureau of Land Management temporary ban on coal leasing on federal property put in place by Obama in 2016 as part of a review to study the program’s impact on climate change and ensure royalty revenues were fair to taxpayers. It also asks federal agencies to discount the cost of carbon in policy decisions and the weight of climate change considerations in infrastructure permitting, and it reverses rules limiting methane leakage from oil and gas facilities. politicsNews
Your task is to classify the provided input as real or fake news. Label 0 is meant for fake news, Label 1 is for real news. TEXT: trump signs order dismantling climate policieswashington reuters president donald trump tuesday signed order undo climate change regulations keeping campaign promise support coal industry calling question support international deal fight global warming flanked coal miners coal company executives trump proclaimed energy independence executive order headquarters environmental protection agency the move drew swift backlash coalition states local governments well environmental groups called decree threat public health vowed fight court the order main target former president barack obama clean power plan required states slash carbon emissions power plants key factor united states ability meet commitments climate change accord reached nearly countries paris trump decree also reverses ban coal leasing federal lands undocs rules curb methane emissions oil gas production reduces weight climate change carbon emissions policy infrastructure permitting decisions carbon dioxide methane two main greenhouse gases blamed scientists heating earth i taking historic steps lift restrictions american energy reverse government intrusion cancel regulations trump said epa the room filled miners coal company executives staff industry groups applauded loudly trump spoke shares coal companies edged higher response the order oldest yet trump broader push cut environmental regulation revive drilling mining industries promise made repeatedly presidential campaign energy analysts executives questioned whether moves big effect industries environmentalists called reckless i tell many jobs executive order going create i tell provides confidence administration commitment coal industry kentucky coal association president tyler white told reuters environmental groups helped scorn trump order arguing dangerous went broader global trend toward cleaner energy technologies a coalition mostly states local governments issued statement saying would oppose order court we hesitate protect serve including aggressively opposing court president trump actions ignore law critical importance confronting real threat climate change coalition led new york attorney general eric schneiderman said statement the coalition includes states california massachusetts virginia well cities including chicago philadelphia boulder colorado presidents aimed reduce dependence foreign oil since arab oil embargo triggered soaring prices but united states still imports million barrels crude oil day almost enough meet total oil demand japan india combined an overwhelming majority scientists believe human use oil coal energy main driver climate change causing damaging rise sea levels droughts frequent violent storms but trump several members administration doubts climate change trump promised campaign pull united states paris climate accord arguing would hurt business since elected trump mum paris deal executive order address christian figures former executive secretary united nations framework convention climate change helped broker paris accord lamented trump order trying make fossil fuels remain competitive face booming clean renewable power sector clean air plentiful jobs continues generate going flow economics said the order directs epa start formal process undo clean power plan introduced obama never implemented part legal challenges brought states the clean power plan required states collectively cut carbon emissions power plants percent levels some percent states track meet targets despite fact rule implemented according bill becker director national association clean air agencies group state local air pollution control agencies trump order also lifts interior department bureau land management temporary ban coal leasing federal property put place obama part review study program impact climate change ensure royalty revenues fair taxpayers it also asks federal agencies discount cost carbon policy decisions weight climate change considerations infrastructure permitting reverses rules limiting methane leakage oil gas facilities politicsnews