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Obama climate rule promises early health benefits
2014-06-03 15:41:24| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Chicago Tribune: By targeting the nation's biggest sources of heat-trapping pollution, President Barack Obama is seeking to help forestall droughts, floods and other disasters that are projected to become more frequent, intense and expensive as the global climate changes. But federal rules requiring a dramatic cut in carbon dioxide emissions from coal- and gas-fired power plants also could have more immediate effects on public health in Chicago and scores of other U.S. cities with chronically dirty air. Though...
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