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Obama's big new climate regulations
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April 29, 2017
Obama had a chance to really fight climate change. He blew it.
Political caution and inexplicable foot-dragging led to weak (or reversible) policies.
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June 4, 2014
How EPA's proposed CO2 rules for power plants would work
The key is that there's not one policy here — every state will have a different target.
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June 3, 2014
Obama's climate plan is ambitious — and inadequate
Putting the recent EPA rules on power plants in a larger climate-change context.
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June 3, 2014
Is China planning to cap its carbon emissions?
As always with China, it's worth parsing the details and remaining skeptical.
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June 2, 2014
Poll finds good news for Obama's EPA rules
It finds broad public support for government action on climate change — even if it raises energy bills.
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June 2, 2014
How the EPA's climate rules will affect each state
States like Washington will have to make huge reductions in their rate of carbon emissions. Other states get off more lightly. Why?
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June 2, 2014
Boehner: Obama's new EPA regulations are "nuts"
Days earlier, Boehner said he wasn't "qualified" to debate climate science.
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June 2, 2014
What polls tell us about belief in global warming
67 percent of Americans believe the Earth is warming, but only 44 percent blame humans
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June 2, 2014
One big winner in the US-China climate deal: the global poor
The world's poorest countries are also the ones most likely to get hammered by the earth's warming. Can the new US-China deal do anything about that?
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June 1, 2014
Obama's big new climate rules: a primer
The EPA is proposing to cut carbon-dioxide emissions from US power plants 30 percent below 2005 levels by 2030.
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June 1, 2014
June 2 — the most important day of the second term
EPA rules coming on Monday are a really big deal.
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May 31, 2014
6 charts to see ahead of Obama's new climate plan
Next week is going to be a big one for US energy and climate policy.
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May 30, 2014
Obama's climate rules could revive cap-and-trade
Congress killed emissions trading back in 2010. But new EPA rules may revive the idea.
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May 29, 2014
Obama is planning his biggest climate policy yet
The EPA is proposing to cut carbon emissions from the nation's fossil fuel power plants.