`Deregulation is not always helpful for manufacturing jobs`

President Trump promised to revitalize the manufacturing sector after decades of decline, a message that has especially resonated in the Midwest, where manufacturing has an outsize share in total state employment.

But his rollbacks of key Obama-era environmental rules could test that pledge.

The Trump administration has proposed to rework tailpipe pollution rules for cars. It`s also looking to unwind actions the Obama administration took to phase out the use of potent heat-trapping gases known as hydrofluorocarbons, or HFCs.

Both moves could spell bad news for the manufacturing sector. That`s because auto companies have already made big investments in technology aimed at improving vehicle fuel efficiency. Similarly, air conditioning and refrigeration companies have invested in replacements to the planet-warming gases.

And those investments have created good-paying jobs that could go away, industry sources said....

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Ken Notes: This is very interesting! I suggest we work with business to find ways to exponentially improve the environment while creating jobs and a sustainable economy. The energy companies are doing this on their own and many businesses have stepped up as well. Now we will see federal rollbacks that will actually hurt both the economy and the environment. When talking to environmentally friendly businesses the do often mention that some of the regulations in place actually prevent them from doing great things. Right now we have nonattainment and opportunity zones occupying the same space. Go figure.