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Indeed, the new rules are more likely to lead to job creation as industries shift to adopt cleaner technologies and develop renewable energy sources. In West Virginia and Kentucky, two big coal producers, it makes up more than 50% of the total, for example, while in Vermont and...

Sixteen states will have tougher carbon dioxide reduction targets than they originally planned now that President Barack Obama has presented his final plan to cut emissions from U.S. power plants.

Over the next few years, each state will have the chance to create its own plan, he said, adding: “We’ll reward the states that take action sooner.” The plan aims to reduce carbon emissions some 32 percent from 2005 levels by 2030. A cabinet spokesman noted that...

The regions big margins for George W. Bush in 2004 helped lift him to the narrow Ohio victory he needed for re-election. “It sort of felt like you sat down and then you were just getting back up”, he said.

“From the RBI’s side, we wanted to ensure the structure should ensure continuity in policy as the market attempts to understand the voting patterns of new MPC members”, he said.

US President Barack Obama has unveiled an ambitious plan to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from the country’s coal-burning power plants, with the White House hoping that nations like India and China will be fully on board for a landmark climate change deal in Paris.

Trump was “candid about his political ambitions and his potential interest in seeking the White House during the talk”, according to his “allies”.

Rio Mayor Educardo Paes says that organizers are doing all they can to make sure everything will be ready on time. I’m sure by the time that we get to the Games itself physical debris will not be an issue and hopefully at the end of the day, the water quality won’t...

The Athens stock exchange closed down 2.44pc at 643.86 yesterday, after falling by as much as 4.4pc, while an index of the country’s top four banks fell 25pc to 246.50. To avoid defaulting on it, Greece would need money from the bailout program it is negotiating or, short...

Russell Moore, the president of the Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission of the Southern Baptist Convention who interviewed Bush on stage Tuesday, said he contacted Bush’s campaign immediately after seeing the reports. “I think it’s important to note that...

More than one in four Americans are hoping the soon-to-be redesigned $10 bill will feature Eleanor Roosevelt, according to a McClatchy-Marist poll released Wednesday.

On Monday, President Barack Obama and his administration announced the new climate change rules, and Governor Tom Wolf gives his full support.

The final rules released Monday would cut emissions 32 percent below 2005 levels by 2030 – slightly tougher than the 30 percent originally proposed, yet well within range of current trends.

Yes he does. Those opposed to it will try and find loopholes but the American president has used the power of the Clean Air Act of 1970 to push this new plan through.

As Republican presidential hopefuls prepare to face off Thursday in the first debates of 2016 campaigns, Bloomberg Politics managing editor John Heilemann joins “CBS This Morning” to discuss the revelation that Bill Clinton might have been instrumental in encouraging...