How Trump is changing the Magna Carta of environmental laws

President Donald Trump is fundamentally changing how the federal government conducts environmental reviews under the National Environmental Policy Act, a landmark law enacted in 1970. Hannah Northey from POLITICO’s E&E News breaks down why the president is changing this review process, what he is replacing it with and how this could impact America’s environment. Plus, a bill that would require major oil companies to pay fees to cover climate damages based on their past emissions has been reintroduced in California. Hannah Northey covers the nexus of mining, environmental policy and politics for POLITICO’s E&E News. Nirmal Mulaikal is a POLITICO audio host-producer. Annie Rees is the managing producer for audio at POLITICO. Alex Keeney is a senior audio producer at POLITICO. Gloria Gonzalez is the deputy energy editor for POLITICO.  Matt Daily is the energy editor for POLITICO. For more news on energy and the environment, subscribe to Power Switch, our free evening newsletter: https://www.politico.com/power-switch And for even deeper coverage and analysis, read our Morning Energy newsletter by subscribing to POLITICO Pro: https://subscriber.politicopro.com/newsletter-archive/morning-energy