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Obama signs order on response to weather disasters & climate change
2013-11-04 10:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Associated Press: A year after Hurricane Sandy devastated the East Coast, President Obama signed an executive order Friday to make it easier for states and local governments to respond to weather disasters. The executive order establishes a task force of state and local officials to advise the administration on how to respond to severe storms, wildfires, droughts and other possible effects of climate change. The task force includes governors of seven states -- all Democrats -- and the Republican governor of Guam,...
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