Monday, May 13, 2019

Trump Organization Faces Environmental Fines



The City of New York is warning con man and sociopath Donald "Not Exonerated" Trump that his organization's eight buildings in the city face heavy fines if they're not brought into compliance with new citywide pollution standards:
"According to data shared with the Guardian, eight Trump properties in New York City do not comply with new regulations designed to slash greenhouse gas emissions. This means the Trump Organization is on track to be hit with fines of $2.1m every year from 2030, unless its buildings are made more environmentally friendly.
According to city officials, the president’s eight largest New York properties pump out around 27,000 tons of planet-warming gases every year, the equivalent of 5,800 cars. The buildings that exceed the new pollution thresholds include Trump Tower on Fifth Avenue, and the Trump Building on Wall Street.

The biggest potential offender is Trump International Hotel and Tower, a 583ft skyscraper that looms over the south-west corner of Central Park. The building is on course to be fined $850,871 a year if no improvements are made to its energy efficiency."
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You know Trump will order his Justice Department and EPA to join his organization in suing New York City in order to keep from retrofitting his buildings and paying fines, and you know that his corrupt defense attorney William "Low" Barr will click his fat heels and comply.