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            Obama Administration to Get Tough on Reducing Pollution

   by Fern Robinson

   The Obama administration is set to reveal extensive new limits on
   carbon emissions from power plants in the United States.

   The Wall Street Journal and The New York Times report the Environmental
   Protection Agency will announce on Monday a proposed regulation seeking
   a 30 percent cut in carbon emissions by 2030. The reports say states
   would have a wide range of options to achieve the pollution reduction
   goal.

   The rule, which is expected to be completed next year, will set the
   first national limits on carbon dioxide, the chief gas linked to
   climate change from the nation's power plants, in particular coal-fired
   plants.

   The new initiative, which aims to promote renewable energy sources such
   as solar and wind, as well as energy efficiency, is part of a larger
   climate action plan announced by President Barack Obama a year ago in
   an effort to decrease global warming.

   In 2009, the U.S. leader pledged to reduce the country's greenhouse gas
   emissions by 17 percent by 2020 compared to 2005 levels.

   While environmental groups laud the initiatives, many business groups
   and opposition legislators argue that such actions will cost jobs,
   increase the cost of power and inflict severe harm on the economy.
   Many opposed to the changes also say human activity is not responsible
   for climate change.
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