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Environmental Protection Agency administrator Scott Pruitt announced Sundaythat he would begin the process of undoing the agency’s Clean Power Plan, the Obama-era rule aimed at cutting carbon pollution from power plants, creating jobs, and preserving a livable climate. Without a trace of irony, Pruitt told coal-miners in Eastern Kentucky, “No better place to make that announcement than Hazard, Ky.” That is a Trump-esque level of tone-deafness. The direct health hazards alone from this action will be devastating. By 2030, it could mean up to 3,600 more premature deaths; 17,000 more hospitalizations; 90,000 more asthma attacks in kids; and 300,000 missed days of school and work, according to a 2015 EPA analysis. On top of that, Pruitt’s move is a cornerstone of the Trump administration’s plan to undermine both domestic and global climate action. Killing the Clean Power Plan (along with other pro-pollution moves by Trump), will make it much harder for the United States to meet its carbon pollution target for the Paris climate deal — and, more importantly, the country won’t be able to make an even stronger commitment in the next round of negotiations. 
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