An article updated Sept 12 this year on The New York Times website,  titled ‘85 Environmental Rules Being Rolled Back Under Trump’ may not be of much concern to Canadians, but maybe it should be, and especially Eastern provinces where the prevailing winds can carry pollution in the air from the mid industrial area of the United States.

The article says, “President Trump has made eliminating federal regulations a priority. His administration, with help from Republicans in Congress, has often targeted environmental rules it sees as burdensome to the fossil fuel industry and other big businesses.

"A New York Times analysis, based on research from Harvard Law School, Columbia Law School and other sources, counts more than 80 environmental rules and regulations on the way out under Mr. Trump.”

In the article below you can see a lot of pictures from the ’70’s before President Richard Nixon created the Environmental Protection Agency in 1970.

Greta Thunberg told the Senate climate task force in Washington DC to “save your praise”.

“Don’t invite us here to just tell us how inspiring we are without actually doing anything about it,” she said. “I know you are trying, but just not hard enough. Sorry,”.