While little has been done legislatively to combat climate change, the Obama administration is pursuing regulatory action through the EPA to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from power plants that will make the construction of new coal fire power plants very difficult.
The question is not whether they are persuing action but whether they are engaging in action that has a significant effect given the scale of the problem.
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