Briefing provides clues to Trump’s stance on energy policy

New York Times : Donald Trump’s comments about climate change and energy policy, until now mostly restricted to Twitter, suggest he does not accept global warming. A briefing prepared by Representative Kevin Cramer (R-ND) for Trump has provided a bit more insight on Trump’s potential plans for energy policy. In the briefing, Cramer suggests that Trump could eliminate a federal rule to protect waterways and wetlands, an EPA regulation setting methane emissions standards, and the Clean Power Plan. Describing the briefing in an interview, Cramer said that any energy policy would incorporate all forms of energy, without punishing coal, oil, and natural gas production. Further details are expected in a speech by Trump at an oil conference on Thursday. Both Republicans and environmental groups are concerned over Trump’s unclear position.