Trump’s Tariffs Might Be the Green Policy Nobody Saw Coming

Trump’s Tariffs Might Be the Green Policy Nobody Saw Coming
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Melanie Collette
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For all the buzz about “going green,” much of the technology touted by the Green Left to move our nation to “Net Zero”—specifically solar panels and EV batteries—comes from places where the sky is choked with smog and rivers run with industrial waste. And while these same critics often dismiss Donald Trump’s tariffs as economic saber-rattling, in reality, the President’s policies carry significant and underappreciated environmental benefits.

Melanie Collette
Melanie Collette
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Melanie Collette is a policy analyst at the Committee for a Constructive Tomorrow (CFACT).