The EPA administrator says he is rolling back dozens of environmental rules, including those crucial to California programs on climate change and electric vehicles, and closing offices that worked to lower pollution in poor communities.

Environmental protections rolled back Fifty-five years after the Nixon administration created the Environmental Protection Agency, the Trump administration is changing the agency’s priorities. It's a move critics say will worsen the environment for all Americans.

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced a sweeping rollback of key environmental regulations, a move that has sparked strong opposition from environmental advocates and public health officials.