Trump administration moves to block public from enforcing environmental protection laws

When Congress passed many environmental protection laws it didn't want to leave enforcement to the executive branch.

A citizen-initiated lawsuit under the Clean Air Act forced a cleanup at ExxonMobil's Baytown, Texas, refinery and chemical complex. AP Photo/Ashley Landis Reducing rampant pollution across the United States was so important that when Congress passed many environmental protection laws, including the Clean Air Act, Clean