How Congress Is Cementing Trump's Anti-Climate Orders into Law.

President Donald Trump marvels at his own velocity when he boasts about dismantling the Obama climate legacy. "I have been moving at record pace to cancel these regulations and to eliminate the barriers to domestic energy production, like never before," he said at a recent White House event.

Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.), daughter of former Vice President
Dick Cheney, is pushing legislation that would require
Congressional approval for federal coal lease
moratoriums. It's one example of how lawmakers are
trying to write President Trump's executive orders into law.

But while Trump focuses on speed, his allies in Congress appear increasingly concerned about the durability of the president's fossil fuel directives.

In recent weeks, they have advanced a handful of legislative measures that echo and extend various presidential orders meant to boost coal, oil and gas production and set aside consideration of climate change.

These moves may seem redundant, but they could provide bulletproof armor during future challenges to Trump's agenda.

Read Marianne Lavelle’s story on Inside Climate News - “How Congress Is Cementing Trump's Anti-Climate Orders into Law.”