Energy reform, climate change: A new debate unfolds

Democrats in Congress have announced a sweeping plan to change how the nation produces and uses energy in order to reduce the risk of climate change. No environmental legislation in America has ever attempted such wide-reaching changes. But the bill leave

By Bulletin wire reports / The Bulletin
April 1, 2009

WASHINGTON — Democratic lawmakers on Tuesday proposed cutting greenhouse gases by one-fifth over the next decade, a faster clip than urged by President Barack Obama.

Their plan, seen as the first step toward Congress enacting climate legislation this year, was crafted to attract....

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