US government memo reignites EPA carbon regulation row

James S Murray
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White House downplays memo suggesting concerns over EPA's endangerment finding

The row surrounding the US Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA's) recent ruling that it could regulate carbon emissions through the Clean Air Act reignited yesterday with the release of a US government...

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