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Smokestacks and cooling towers seen across a field of crops at the facility where a fire broke out at a key gasoline-making unit at a PBF Energy Inc refinery in Delaware City, Delaware August 21, 2015. PBF Energy Inc shut down the unit, and is running the rest of the plant at reduced rates, the company said. Photo by Charles Mostoller/Reuters.

Nation Aug 21

Trump administration plan rolls back Obama’s coal emissions standards

By Matthew Daly, Associated Press

Politics Oct 18

The Trump administration is planning to repeal the Clean Power Plan, but the move, and other steps to roll back regulations, might not be enough to help the struggling coal industry. File photo by Jeff Swensen/Getty Images
5 overlooked politics stories that are worth your time

The 24-hour news cycle is filled with politics coverage, but not everything gets the attention it deserves. Here are five politics stories you may have missed in the past week.

By Saher Khan

Nation Oct 10

The American Electric Power Company's cooling tower at their Mountaineer plant is shown in New Haven, West Virginia October 27, 2009. Photo by Ayesha Rascoe/REUTERS
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What revoking the Clean Power Plan means, from both sides

EPA administrator Scott Pruitt has begun the process to roll back the Obama-era rule aimed at cutting carbon emissions from the nation’s power plants. The move comes as part of President Trump’s pledge to unwind many of former President Obama’s…

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Nation Oct 09

Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency Scott Pruitt stands after the swearing-in ceremony for US Ambassador to Canada Kelly Knight Craft in Washington, U.S., September 26, 2017. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts - RC1CF025B2A0
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News Wrap: Scott Pruitt says he’s ending EPA’s Clean Power Plan

In our news wrap Monday, EPA administrator Scott Pruitt confirmed that he will sign a new order ending President Obama's Clean Power Plan, which limited carbon emissions from coal-fired power plants. Also, more than a dozen wildfires swept across Northern…

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Politics Oct 09

Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt speaks during an interview for Reuters at his office in Washington, U.S., July 10, 2017. REUTERS/Yuri Gripas - RTX3B1DQ
EPA chief says White House to roll back Obama-era clean power plan

The Trump administration will abandon the Obama-era clean power plan aimed at reducing global warming, EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt said Monday.

By Adam Beam, Associated Press

Mar 28

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Trump launches aggressive campaign to dismantle Obama climate agenda

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In his first salvo against Obama-era climate policy, President Donald Trump signed an executive order at the Environmental Protection Agency to suspend, rescind or open review more than a half dozen major regulations, in an effort to help the coal,…

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Mar 27

Trump executive order seeks to reverse Obama’s clean energy regulations

By Matthew Daly and Jill Colvin, Associated Press

President Donald Trump will sign an executive order Tuesday that will suspend, rescind or flag for review more than a half-dozen Obama-era measures in an effort to boost domestic energy production in the form of fossil fuels.

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Jan 16

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How an EPA plan to cut carbon emissions is playing out in coal-rich Wyoming

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In Wyoming, people care about issues that affect their land and energy resources. A recently announced EPA initiative to cut carbon emissions, the Clean Power Plan, aims to move American electricity generation away from coal -- the economic lifeblood for…

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