AP 2010-12-28

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NPR 2010-12-25

The EPA is announcing it'll propose new standards for power plants in July and for oil refineries next December. The Obama administration is moving unilaterally to clamp down on greenhouse gas emissions after Congress did not act on climate change le

CNN 2010-11-21

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