EPA finalises power station carbon rules, upping climate bill stakes

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Agency cranks up pressure on Senators to approve climate bill by confirming that new emission permitting rules will come into effect from the start of next year

In what looks like an orchestrated move, the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) yesterday followed the unveiling of the draft US climate change bill by finalising new rules that will require large...

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