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    Trump tackles Obama's legacy on global warming

    The EPA and other agencies can now ignore rising seas, ocean acidification, heat waves and drought — which most scientists attribute to climate change. President Trump doesn't accept it, and he's revoking Obama Administration limits on the oil and coal industries in the interests of "energy independence."

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    By Warren Olney • Mar 28, 2017 • 1 min read

    The EPA and other agencies can now ignore rising seas, ocean acidification, heat waves and drought — which most scientists attribute to climate change. President Trump doesn't accept it, and he's revoking Obama Administration limits on the oil and coal industries in the interests of "energy independence." Several states plan to fight him every step of the way, and economics now favor energy from natural gas, the sun and the wind. We hear what's next for the Clean Power Plan, the Paris Agreements and the strengths and limits of presidential power.

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    Trump reversing Obama's climate change legacy
    1. 1:23House intel chair Devin Nunes rejects calls for him to step down
    2. 7:59Trump tackles Obama's legacy on global warmingYou’re reading this
    3. 41:41US ramps up in Mosul and civilian casualties rise
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      Warren Olney

      former KCRW broadcaster

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      Yael Even Or

      Producer, 'Press Play'

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      Andrea Brody

      Senior Producer, KCRW's Life Examined and To the Point podcast

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      Katie Cooper

      Producer, 'One year Later'

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      Tatiana Schlossberg

      New York Times

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      Chris Davis

      Washington State Office of Energy and the Environment

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      Nicolas Loris

      Heritage Foundation

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    2 of 3
    Trump reversing Obama's climate change legacy
    1. 1:23House intel chair Devin Nunes rejects calls for him to step down
    2. 7:59Trump tackles Obama's legacy on global warmingYou’re reading this
    3. 41:41US ramps up in Mosul and civilian casualties rise
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