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Court leaves dwindling paths for Biden's climate mission
1 month ago | By My Sanantonio
WASHINGTON - More than 500 days into his presidency, Joe Biden's hope for saving the Earth from the most devastating effects of climate change may not be dead.
But it's not far from it.
A Supreme Court ruling Thursday not only limited the Environmental Protection Agency's ability to regulate climate pollution by power plants, but also suggests the court is poised to block other efforts by Biden and federal agencies to limit the climate-wrecking fumes emitted by oil, gas and coal.
It's a blow to Biden's commitment to slash emissions in the few years scientists say are left to stave off...
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