Letters to the Editor: China is the only winner from America’s overreliance on oil and gas

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To the editor : Fossil fuel interests donated millions to President Trump’s 2024 reelection bid, and they’re reaping the benefits ( “How Trump pressures the world into burning more oil and gas,” Oct. 29). He has provided them billions in tax incentives, fast-tracked drilling projects and removed environmental restrictions, all while rolling back incentives for clean energy. If the Supreme Court supports his effort to repeal the “ endangerment finding ,” the government will have no way to protect the public from the disease, death and planet-destroying pollution the products it backs cause.

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