Obama to confirm tough new power plant emissions rules

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Documents released ahead of long-awaited climate change speech confirm plans for coal power crackdown

The White House has today confirmed President Obama's long-awaited climate strategy will include new restrictions on emissions from coal-fired power plants, a major push to increase investment in clean...

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