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Congressional Republicans Aim to Shield Fossil Fuel Companies From Climate Lawsuits (insideclimatenews.org)
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[-] LifeInMultipleChoice@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 16 hours ago* (last edited 16 hours ago)

Biden passed the 2024 Powerplant regulations that they are rolling back now, and Obama passed the clean power plan 2015 built on the 2009 greenhouse gas engagement finding performed during his first term.

So the eras were the last 3 times Republicans were not in office

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