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    August 3, 2015

    Interactive Graphic: What Do Your State’s Emissions Look Like?

    • data
    • fossil fuels
    • climate change
    • GHG emissions
    • U.S. policy
    • power plants
    Electricity is the largest source of U.S. greenhouse gas emissions. Photo byJarrett Callahan/Flickr
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    July 27, 2015

    5 Questions to Ask About EPA’s Forthcoming Clean Power Plan

    • fossil fuels
    • climate change
    • GHG emissions
    • U.S. policy
    • power plants
    Power plant in Springfield, Illinois. Photo by straightedge217/Flickr
    • fossil fuels
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    June 17, 2015

    India’s Supreme Court Reinforces Renewable Energy Targets for Industry

    • electric grid
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    • renewable energy
    Solar panels in Ajmer, Rajasthan, India. Photo by Knut-Erik Helle/Flickr.
    • electric grid
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    May 27, 2015

    10 Steps to Achieve the US Emissions-Reduction Target

    • International Climate Action
    • GHG emissions
    • climate change
    • U.S. policy
    • NDC
    • power plants
    Coal-fired power plant in Fayette County, Texas. Photo by Larry D. Moore/Wikimedia Commons
    • International Climate Action
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    • NDC
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    May 14, 2015

    Déjà vu: Pushback to U.S. Clean Power Plan Reminiscent of 2011 Mercury Rule

    • Energy
    • electric grid
    • climate change
    • GHG emissions
    • U.S. policy
    • power plants
    • renewable energy
    Kentucky power plant. Photo by Cindy Cornett Seigle/Flickr
    • Energy
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    January 21, 2015

    After SOTU, it’s Time to Make Good on US Climate Action Commitments

    • climate change
    • energy efficiency
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    • international climate policy
    • fossil fuels
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    • UNFCCC
    President Barack Obama delivers the State of the Union address in the House Chamber at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., Jan. 20, 2015. Photo by Pete Souza/White House
    • climate change
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    • UNFCCC
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    December 10, 2014

    5 Ways Missouri Can Meet EPA’s Proposed Power Plant Standards

    • Energy
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    • pollution
    • power plants
    • renewable energy
    EPA’s Clean Power Plan offers broad flexibility in how states can comply with their standards. Photo credit: Wikimedia Commons
    • Energy
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    • renewable energy
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    December 3, 2014

    3 Reasons Why the EPA Should Do More to Reduce Carbon Pollution from Power Plants

    • Energy
    • GHG emissions
    • U.S. policy
    • pollution
    • power plants
    U.S. power plants emit more carbon pollution than all but four countries, and they’re responsible for a full one-third of national emissions.
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    October 9, 2014

    RELEASE: New Analysis Highlights Opportunities for Economic Gains from Climate Action in the United States

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    • Energy
    • energy efficiency
    • power plants
    • U.S. policy
    • Business
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    July 23, 2014

    7 Charts Explain Changing U.S. Power Sector Emissions

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    • climate change
    • U.S. policy
    • power plants
    Between 1973 and 2005, U.S. power sector CO2 emissions increased by almost 90 percent. Photo credit: Mike, Flickr
    • Energy
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    June 19, 2014

    Former Republican EPA Administrators Show that Climate Change Need Not Be Partisan

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    • U.S. policy
    • power plants
    The EPA recently proposed rules to limit carbon dioxide pollution from U.S. power plants. Photo credit: Cathy, Flickr
    • Energy
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    June 4, 2014

    EPA’s New Clean Power Plan Is Both Achievable and Economically Beneficial

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    • climate change
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    • power plants
    Power plants are the largest source of U.S. greenhouse gas emissions. Photo credit: Wigwam Jones, Flickr
    • Energy
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    June 2, 2014

    3 Reasons Why Cutting Carbon From Power Plants Is Good For Business

    • Energy
    • Climate
    • U.S. policy
    • GHG emissions
    • greenhouse gases
    • power plants
    Salem Harbor, MA power plant. To this day, carbon pollution—the main driver of climate change—has not been controlled from power plants. Photo credit: massmatt/Flickr
    • Energy
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    May 28, 2014

    Cutting Carbon: States Can Use What they’ve Already Got to Whittle Power Plant Emissions

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    • Climate
    • GHG emissions
    • greenhouse gases
    • power plants
    Because the U.S. electric grid crosses state lines, neighboring states should work together for the most cost-effective reductions. Photo credit: Universal Pop/Flickr
    • Energy
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    • greenhouse gases
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    Climate
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    Data
    May 28, 2014

    Arkansas Carbon Dioxide Reduction Opportunities for Power Sector Compliance Under the Clean Air Act

    • fossil fuels
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    • U.S. policy
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    • renewable energy
    • fossil fuels
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    May 28, 2014

    5 Ways Arkansas Can Reduce Power Plant Emissions

    • Energy
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    • U.S. policy
    • pollution
    • power plants
    • regulation
    • renewable energy
    Arkansas has already taken steps to reduce its near-term power sector CO2 emissions by implementing energy efficiency policies.
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    May 28, 2014

    RELEASE: New Analysis Shows Arkansas Can Reduce Emissions 39 percent by 2020

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    May 13, 2014

    5 Ways Tennessee Can Reduce its Power Plant Emissions

    • climate change
    • U.S. policy
    • pollution
    • power plants
    Photo Credit: Nashville Corps, Flickr
    • climate change
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    May 13, 2014

    RELEASE: New Analysis Shows Tennessee Can Reduce Emissions 22 percent by 2020

    • fossil fuels
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    • power plants
    • regulation
    • renewable energy
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