Trump’s Environmental Policy Is Determined to “Make America Poisoned Again”

In an interview with C.J. Polychroniou, PERI researcher James K. Boyce unravels Trump’s ideological stance and catastrophic policies on climate and the environment during his second term in the White House.

“… in less than a year the Trump administration has rolled out $18 billion in new subsidies to the fossil fuel industry. … It is vital to understand that every extra ton of carbon emissions is more damaging than the ton before. In the language of economics, their marginal cost is rising. This means it is never “too late” to take action on climate change.”