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Posted: 2017-01-20T20:27:03Z | Updated: 2017-01-20T22:40:46Z

The White House website has removed the page devoted to climate change action and posted newly sworn-in President Donald Trump s pledge to undo environmental regulations and revive Americas coal industry.

The 361-word policy outline on the new page, titled America First Energy Plan, makes no reference to global warming or climate change, except to note Trumps commitment to eliminating harmful and unnecessary policies such as the Climate Action Plan and the Waters of the U.S. rule.

The Climate Action Plan , which the Obama administration launched in 2013, set forth a strategy for slashing greenhouse gas emissions from power plants. The utility sector makes up the largest portion of the countrys carbon footprint, producing 30 percent of emissions , according to 2014 data from the Environmental Protection Agency. Thats because coal, by far the dirtiest-burning fossil fuel, once served as the countrys primary source of electricity.