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This story was originally published by the Guardian and is shared here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration.

Donald Trump plans to go on the offensive against criticism of his industry-friendly rollbacks of environment protections in a speech on Monday, according to three sources familiar with the plans.

Trump will tout America’s clean air and water, although his administration has advanced many efforts that experts say have undercut the country’s environmental record.

As Democrats make the environment and the climate crisis key to their p**********l campaigns, Republicans are feeling pressure from v**ers from across the political spectrum who worry about the planet and public health.

Trump has little to point to in terms of environmental achievements. He could discuss a US effort to clean up marine debris, much of which is coming from Asia. The issue could fit well with Republican arguments that developing nations like China are currently contributing far more to the climate crisis than the US.

Trump could also mention funds to restore the Florida Everglades. He is not expected to make any major announcements of new policy initiatives.

Yet in an off-the-record conference call on Wednesday, the White House reached out to key supporting groups requesting they spread the message that the US under Trump continues to be an environmental leader.

Trump’s environment officials, including Environmental Protection Agency administrator Andrew Wheeler, interior secretary David Bernhardt and council on environmental quality chief Mary Neumayr will be at the White House on Monday for the 3:30pm event titled P**********l Remarks on America’s Environmental Leadership.

Broadly, Trump’s agencies have rescinded rules to cut pollution from power plants and vehicles, boosting f****l f**l development wherever possible.

The president himself has denied that humans are heating the planet and endangering themselves. Yet the White House remains constrained by competing conservative interests who disagree about which c*****e c****e messaging the administration should pursue.

Some groups, like the Competitive Enterprise Institute and Heartland Institute, do not believe the science that shows humans are heating the planet at a dangerous rate and want the president to focus on expanding f****l f**l use. They support an aide pushing climate denial from the White House.

A small faction of Republicans want the party to acknowledge the problem but disagree with the kind of solutions Democrats propose, including a Green New Deal for massive climate mitigation spending and programs to tackle ine******y.

Sarah Hunt, a conservative co-founder of the cross-partisan Rainey Center, said Trump should use the opportunity to endorse America’s emissions cuts so far.

https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2019/07/trump-is-going-to-brag-about-all-hes-done-for-the-environment-no-really/?fbclid=IwAR1IxlkVcTQgG0PKFgw856rJyJOA-dpqlH3UjwmVpgnttg8wH1DDNYwn7wk

Blade_Runner Loc: DARK SIDE OF THE MOON

Who fooled you into thinking "humans are heating the planet at a dangerous rate"? Somebody sure blew a huge cloud of smoke up your ass. Must have been those pseudo-scientists at the UN.

crazylibertarian Loc: Florida by way of New York & Rhode Island

The best thing you could do about the environment here is get out of it to another country you'd prefer; something like C*******t China, Beijing and Shang-Hai with choking smog so thick people have to wear masks.