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Trump ends war on coal, scraps regulations

US President Donald Trump has signed an executive order which scraps a raft of Obama-era climate change regulation.

US President Donald J. Trump
Donald Trump is set to unwind environmental policy established by the Obama administration. (AAP) Source: EPA

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US President Donald Trump has signed an executive order to undo a slew of Obama-era climate change regulations that his administration says is hobbling oil drillers and coal miners.

The decree's main target is former President Barack Obama's Clean Power Plan that required states to slash carbon emissions from power plants - a critical element in helping the United States meet its commitment to the Paris climate accord.

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