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EPA Correctly Rejects Petitioners Challenging Climate Science in Endangerment Finding
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today rejected petitions from Peabody Coal, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, the Commonwealth of Virginia and others that asked the agency to rescind its scientific finding that heat-trapping gases pose a threat to public health.
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Western Climate Initiative Carbon Market Plan Shows States Are Again Leading the Way
The Western Climate Initiative today released a detailed plan moving a regional carbon market one step closer to reality.
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Inhofe Says We're In A Nine-Year Cooling Trend
In response to a question during an ABC News / Washington Post interview today about recent heat waves and record temperatures, Sen. James Inhofe (R-Okla.) said, “I don’t think that anyone disagrees with the fact that we actually are in a cold period that started about nine years ago.”
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Senate Must Act on Climate Change
Sen. Harry Reid’s (D-Nev.) announcement today that the Senate will delay taking up climate and energy legislation at least until September should pressure his colleagues to pass a bill before the 111th Congress ends, according to the Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS).
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UCS on Stephen Schneider's Passing
The Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS) notes with great sadness the passing of Stanford University climate scientist Stephen H. Schneider, who died yesterday at the age of 65.
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