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Trump moves to counter Obama climate legacy—but could be thwarted by energy economics

By Juliet Eilperin and Brady Dennis, The Washington Post March 28, 2017
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WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump will take the most significant step yet in obliterating his predecessor’s environmental record Tuesday, instructing federal regulators to rewrite key rules curbing U.S. carbon emissions.

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