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Republicans bid to kill Obama climate rule before UN summit
2015-11-18 13:26:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Climate Home: Leading Democrat senators say a Republican-led drive to thwart President Obamas centrepiece climate policy is mainly symbolic and a stunt to erode the administration`s leadership before the Paris climate talks. Twin resolutions to repeal the Clean Power Plan, which plans to cut carbon pollution from coal-fired power plants, were both passed on Tuesday evening by 52-46 on the Senate floor. Two Democrats backed the vote. The White House said the move would stall progress on cleaner energy and...
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