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House prepares for more debate on climate

Fiscal 2024 bills on the floor this week include riders against major climate rulemaking. Some Republicans want to push back harder.
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Republican speaker candidates flush with fossil fuel cash

The eight lawmakers seeking the gavel have also collected significant contributions from mining, agriculture and automotive interests.
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House approves bill against Calif. Clean Air Act waivers

The legislation targets Democratic goals to increase the adoption of electric vehicles.
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House passes bill to block federal gas stove ban

Republicans have touted the legislation as pushback against overreach by the Biden administration.
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Robert B. Semple Jr.: America has a chance to make farming more climate friendly

Legislators took a major step in making sure that American agriculture policy has a climate lens going forward. But the next Farm Bill could derail it.
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The Supreme Court is crippling environmental protections. Where is Congress?

Will lawmakers allow what one justice called the court’s “appointment of itself as the national decision maker on environmental policy”?
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On Wall St., ‘socially responsible’ is common sense. In Congress, it’s political

Lawmakers are trying to restrict the investment choices in workplace retirement plans, but big fund managers are trying to give shareholders a voice.

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