By Drew Kann, CNN
Video by Lacey Russell and Alex King, CNN
Updated 10:25 PM ET, Fri January 10, 2020
(CNN)Editor’s Note: A version of this story first published in September 2019. The story has been updated with additional administration actions.
An impeachment trial looms and a major Middle East crisis is unfolding with Iran.
Still, the Trump administration has remained steadfast in pursuit of one of its signature policy goals: the gutting of environmental regulations, which include those aimed at curbing climate change.
From changes in early January to curb key parts of a landmark environmental protection law to relaxing restrictions on power plant emissions, Trump has attempted to remove many of the guardrails installed by the Obama and previous administrations that can limit the scope of global warming.
The world is already feeling the dangerous impacts of climate change, and has been for some time.
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