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Climate change policies

Associated Press article: In new term, Trump set to go after measures that are doing the most to fight climate change

The article looks at:

  • The Inflation Reduction Act, the nation's landmark climate law
  • Pollution from electric power plants
  • Limiting leaks from damaging methane, or natural gas
  • Fuel-efficient vehicles
  • Drilling in Alaska refuge
  • Transition to cleaner enegry, transport will continue

Article from National Public Radio: Trump's victory promises to shake up U.S. energy and climate policy, analysts and activists say

An excerpt: “Yet, a second Trump administration will not be able to stop the country’s transition to cleaner sources of energy, analysts and activists say. Costs for a lot of those technologies are falling fast. Companies are under pressure from their customers and investors to deal with climate change. And states led by Democrats and Republicans alike are reaping economic benefits from new factories and power plants that have received government support.