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    Obama Outlines Plans to Combat Climate Change

    In a speech much awaited — by environmentalists and the energy industry — President Obama today outlined America's first comprehensive strategy for coping with climate change.

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    By Warren Olney • May 12, 2014 • 1 min read

    In a speech much awaited — by environmentalists and the energy industry — President Obama today outlined America's first comprehensive strategy for coping with climate change. The White House doesn't expect that Congress will act on climate change so he laid out his own "action agenda" for the Executive branch, focusing on limits for coal-fired power plants.

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      Warren Olney

      former KCRW broadcaster

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      KCRW

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      Kerry Cavanaugh

      editorial writer at the Los Angeles Times

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      Katie Cooper

      Producer, 'One year Later'

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      Jody Freeman

      Professor of Law, director of Harvard Law School’s Environmental Law Program

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      Coral Davenport

      energy and environmental policy reporter for the New York Times

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