Trump Administration Unveils Plan To Replace Obama’s Signature Climate Initiative

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Date

Aug. 22, 2018

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Media Highlight

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WSKG

"Researchers from the nonpartisan environmental economic think tank, Resources for the Future, published an analysis Tuesday showing the Trump administration’s plan may only modestly reduce total CO2 emissions by 2.6 percent, and could lead to emissions increases at many facilities, making the meeting of emissions goals in certain states costlier."

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