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6 former EPA bosses call for agency reset after election

Six former Environmental Protection Agency chiefs are calling for an agency reset after President Donald Trump's regulation-chopping, industry-minded first term, backing a detailed plan by former EPA staffers that ranges from renouncing political influence in regulation to boosting climate-friendly electric vehicles.

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Speaker Nancy Pelosi and House Democrats roll out climate change plan

Speaker Nancy Pelosi and House Democrats roll out climate change plan

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (Calif.) on Tuesday unveils Democrats' ambitious climate proposals, aiming for net zero emissions economy-wide by 2050.
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EPA used disavowed research to justify putting dirtier trucks on the road
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EPA used disavowed research to justify putting dirtier trucks on the road

California is warning the Trump administration to forget about its plan to unleash on the freeways a unique class of trucks spewing as much as 400 times the choking soot as conventional new big rigs.
ORIGINAL REPORTING
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Shanxi province faces difficult path away from coal as China pushes clean energy

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Texas growth and lax rules put more homes in harm’s way from flood disasters

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Trump administration moves to shut down critical storm research lab in Oklahoma

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Scientists call on UN to adopt bold ocean policies to combat climate and biodiversity threats

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EU ocean protection plan draws fire for weak enforcement and lack of binding goals

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Wildfire smoke from Canada continues to choke U.S. cities as climate patterns worsen

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Trump administration redirects clean energy funds in defiance of Congress

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Burning fossil fuels linked to 1,500 deaths in Europe’s latest heat wave