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E.P.A. to Seek 30 Percent Cut in Carbon Emissions by 2030 

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E.P.A. to Seek 30 Percent Cut in Carbon Emissions by 2030

The Environmental Protection Agency will unveil a draft proposal on Monday to cut carbon pollution from the nation’s power plants 30 percent from 2005 levels by 2030, according to people briefed on the plan. The proposed rule amounts to the strongest action ever taken by the United States government to fight climate change.

Coal-fired power plants are the largest source of the greenhouse gas emissions that scientists blame for trapping heat in the atmosphere and dangerously warming the planet.

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