by Sam Hancock: Resident-elect Joe Biden has signalled he will reverse Trump-era attacks on environmental regulations, as he appointed his transition teams for the US Environmental Protection Agency and Transportation Department…

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Both will be run by agency alumni who served under Barack Obama and helped craft regulations such as the Clean Power Plan and tougher fuel economy standards for vehicles.

The head of the EPA team is Patrice Simms, an environmental attorney at Earthjustice, which has filed more than 100 lawsuits against Donald Trump’s administration.

The Trump administration rolled back Obama-era fuel economy standards and stripped California of the ability to set zero-emission vehicle rules. Both actions remain subject to appeal.

Meanwhile, Greta Thunberg has launched a thinly veiled attack on Donald Trump for failure to concede the presidential election to Mr Biden.

On Twitter, the teenage climate activist attacked Mr Trump for “denying democracy itself”.

Biden launches transition teams to tackle Trump’s environmental rollbacks

Joe Biden has released the names of his transition teams, including those overseeing transfer of power at federal environmental and energy agencies – despite the Trump administration refusing to play ball.

The Trump administration conducted 80 environmental rules and regulations rollbacks in the past four years, such as leaving the Paris Agreement earlier the month, with another 20 rollbacks still underway.

People on Mr Biden’s new teams have publicly condemned these actions, and come from organisations which have launched lawsuits over them, suggesting the 46th president considers how the US handles the climate crisis one of his top priorities.

Greta Thunberg launches indirect attack on Trump for not conceding

Greta Thunberg has launched a thinly-veiled attack on Donald Trump for failure to concede the presidential election to Joe Biden.

The teenage climate activist took to Twitter to criticise Mr Trump for “denying democracy itself”.

Source: Independent