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Most States Disagree with President on Climate Change

Steve Baragona

   WASHINGTON - The split on climate change between the federal government
   and the states widened this week.

   The Trump administration issued a [1]rule on greenhouse gas emissions
   from power plants Wednesday that critics say will do little more than
   what the industry is already doing -- and far less than what many
   scientists say is essential to do.

   Meanwhile, New York passed an aggressive law Thursday to rid its
   economy of planet-warming carbon emissions by the middle of the
   century, the latest in a string of states increasing action to combat
   climate change.

   With lethal heat waves, wildfires and severe storms on the rise,
   scientists warn that emissions need to decline sharply as soon as
   possible to avoid potentially catastrophic levels of planetary warming.

References

   1. https://www.epa.gov/stationary-sources-air-pollution/affordable-clean-energy-rule

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