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By John Larsen

September 7, 2007

Climate Policy in the State Laboratory: How States Influence Federal Regulation and the Implications for Climate Change Policy i

John Larsen is an Associate in the Climate and Energy Program at the World Resources Institute. His current work focuses on U.S. federal, regional, and state climate policy, as well as the interactions of policies between different levels of government.

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