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KEEP ALL OPTIONS ON THE TABLE TO REDUCE EMISSIONS Government should not pick winners and losers, but instead support all possible technological options available to avoid, reduce, capture and sequester greenhouse gases. has been able to reduce carbonemissions more than any other country.
has been able to reduce carbonemissions more than any other country. Conservatives have overseen some of the most enduring legacies of American environmental policy. Government should not pick winners and losers, but instead support all possible technological options available to avoid, reduce, capture and sequester greenhouse gases.
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Ignoring pollution’s toll The court’s 2022 decision in West Virginia v EPA limited the EPA’s ability to cut carbonemissions from power plants, effectively ending efforts launched by the Obama administration. The implications for human life are direct and deadly.
Scientific provisions in the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee bill is largely similar to the House bill: The Fish and Wildlife Service receives $200 million for EndangeredSpeciesAct recovery plans and $9.7 But Is It Burning Less Carbon? – million for wildlife corridor programs. The New York Times.
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