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Obama 2016 budget urges U.S. states to cut emissions faster
2015-02-01 22:12:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: President Barack Obama's fiscal 2016 budget proposes $7.4 billion to fund clean energy technologies and a $4 billion fund to encourage U.S. states to make faster and deeper cuts to emissions from power plants, officials told Reuters. Obama's budget, which will be published later on Monday, also calls for the permanent extension of the Production Tax Credit, used by the wind industry, and the Investment Tax Credit, used by the solar industry, the officials said. Obama has made fighting climate...
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