Obama Skirts Hostile Congress to Meet China Climate Deal Goals
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Facing a hostile Congress as a lame-duck president, Barack Obama will turn to his regulatory powers to meet the climate goals he promised in a landmark deal with China, bypassing already angry Republicans.
The Environmental Protection Agency will join with the U.S. Energy, Interior and Agriculture departments to target carbon pollution from power plants, methane from oil and natural gas drillers, chemicals used in millions of appliances and tailpipe emissions from trucks, railroads and even airplanes, business and environmental lobbyists predicted.