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2, 2014). [8]. In the chapter on climate change, the CEI calls for Congress to repeal or defund virtually every federal effort enacted by Obama to target climate change, ranging from the ability of the EPA to regulate CO. Environmental protection, what they do is a disgrace; every week they come out with new regulations.”. [34].
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