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Issues: air quality

Trump’s False ‘Facts’ on the Environment

Trump’s False ‘Facts’ on the Environment
September 5, 2019

Just as CNN was beginning its climate town hall event, President Donald Trump tweeted a list of “8 facts” boasting of the nation’s air quality and carbon emissions reductions. Several of his “facts,” however, are inaccurate or misleading.

Did Air Quality Improve Under Obama?

Did Air Quality Improve Under Obama?
September 21, 2017

EPA head Scott Pruitt criticized former President Barack Obama for leaving 40 percent of Americans with air quality that doesn’t meet EPA standards. But a report Pruitt’s office cited as evidence said there had been a “major improvement” in air quality under Obama.