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Trump’s budget takes a sledgehammer to the EPA.
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Interior Department to withdraw Obama-era fracking rule, filings reveal.
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Trump and automakers target EPA mileage rules.
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China’s ‘airpocalypse’ a product of climate change, not just pollution, researchers say.
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Trump takes steps toward undoing Obama’s auto emissions limits.
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Trump begins rollback of Obama's car pollution standards to curb emissions.
Automakers welcome president’s plan for EPA to review fuel efficiency mandate while critics warn reversal would endanger health and environment
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Clean energy could spark a trade war between the US and China.
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Unlocking the hidden power of a highway in rural Georgia.
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