Epa Emissions Rule To Mandate Tougher Cuts Than Expected

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Sat, 08/01/2015 - 9:00pm

The EPA on Monday will set the nation’s first-ever limits on power-plant carbon emissions, mandating ambitious cuts that exceed the targets laid out in a proposal released last year.

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