Obama poised to deliver historic Clean Power Plan

Jessica Shankleman
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Finalised EPA rules expected to crack down on coal and slash power sector emissions by 32 per cent by 2030

President Barack Obama's hopes of leaving a legacy of climate action will take a major step forward today as his administration sets out concrete targets for each of the 50 states to crack down on greenhouse...

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