Politico: The president's supporters hope both actions, and more to come, will boost U.S. credibility in talks for the next big climate treaty.
That's if everything goes right for the administration: If the EPA rules aren't weakened or killed in court. If Congress or a future Republican president doesn't roll them back. And if it's not too late to head off the worst effects of the rising seas and worsening droughts that climate scientists warn are already starting to ravage large swaths of the planet. ...