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Some environmental lawyers said it was risky for the Trump administration to reprise a legal argument made by the Bush administration that already failed at the Supreme Court. 0.800

👤 Some environmental lawyers 📋 News Article 🏷️ Politics , Law

Simplified: Some environmental lawyers said it was risky for the Trump administration to reprise a legal argument made by the Bush administration

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8 months ago
It said the law does not apply to gases like carbon dioxide and methane that linger in the atmosphere and disperse across the globe. 0.900

👤 The administration 📋 News Article 🏷️ Environment , Law

Simplified: The law does not apply to gases like carbon dioxide and methane

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8 months ago
The George W. Bush administration made a similar argument two decades ago but it suffered a crushing defeat at the Supreme Court. 0.950

👤 The author 📋 News Article 🏷️ Politics , History

Simplified: The George W Bush administration made a similar argument two decades ago but suffered a crushing defeat at the Supreme Court

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8 months ago
Other legal experts said the conservative majority on the Supreme Court could be sympathetic to the E.P.A.’s claims about the lack of congressional authorization. 0.800

👤 Other legal experts 📋 News Article 🏷️ Politics , Law

Simplified: Other legal experts said the conservative majority on the Supreme Court could be sympathetic to the EPA's claims

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8 months ago
Jeffrey Holmstead an energy attorney with the law firm Bracewell and a former E.P.A. official under President George W. Bush called that an argument that “could win over a majority of justices.” 0.800

👤 Jeffrey Holmstead 📋 News Article 🏷️ Politics , Law

Simplified: Jeffrey Holmstead called that an argument that could win over a majority of justices

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8 months ago
The Trump administration has claimed that ending limits on greenhouse gases from cars would lower the price of new vehicles but experts aren’t so sure. 0.800

👤 The Trump administration 📋 News Article 🏷️ Politics , Economics

Simplified: The Trump administration claimed ending limits on greenhouse gases from cars would lower the price of new vehicles

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8 months ago
Karoline Leavitt the White House press secretary told reporters on Tuesday that the administration predicted “average per-vehicle savings of more than $2400 for popular light-duty cars S.U.V.s and tru... 0.850

👤 Karoline Leavitt 📋 News Article 🏷️ Politics , Economics

Simplified: The administration predicted average per-vehicle savings of more than $2400 for popular light-duty cars SUVs and trucks Karoline Leavitt said

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8 months ago
But Taylor Rogers a White House spokeswoman said in an email that consumers would see “huge relief.” 0.750

👤 Taylor Rogers 📋 News Article 🏷️ Politics , Economics

Simplified: Consumers would see huge relief Taylor Rogers said

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8 months ago
And second the E.P.A. said that it cannot restrict greenhouse gas emissions from automobiles because of a recent Supreme Court ruling that found the E.P.A. cannot write regulations with far-reaching e... 0.900

👤 The E.P.A. 📋 News Article 🏷️ Environment , Law

Simplified: The EPA cannot restrict greenhouse gas emissions from automobiles because of a recent Supreme Court ruling

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8 months ago
But they said the justices could still chip away at the E.P.A.’s power to tackle global warming without overturning Massachusetts v. E.P.A. such as by deferring to the Trump administration’s narrower... 0.800

👤 They 📋 News Article 🏷️ Environment , Law

Simplified: Justices could chip away at the EPA's power to tackle global warming without overturning Massachusetts v EPA

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8 months ago
“The court wouldn’t have to overrule the Massachusetts case to do a lot of damage,” said Michael Gerrard an environmental law expert at Columbia University. 0.850

👤 Michael Gerrard 📋 News Article 🏷️ Environment , Law

Simplified: The court would not have to overrule the Massachusetts case to do a lot of damage Michael Gerrard said

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8 months ago
They also have sought to relieve the coal, oil and gas industries of pollution limits that cost them money. 1.000

👤 The author 📋 News Article 🏷️ Politics , Industry

Simplified: They also have sought to relieve coal oil and gas industries of pollution limits that cost them money

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8 months ago
“We continue to see that there will be major impacts and many of those are starting already,” Dr. Swann said. 0.900

👤 Dr. Swann 📋 News Article 🏷️ Environment , Climate Change

Simplified: Dr Swann said major impacts will continue and many are starting already

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8 months ago
That level of warming could still have disastrous consequences, such as the loss of nearly all coral reefs and significant sea level rise that would overwhelm coastal communities. 1.000

👤 The author 📋 News Article 🏷️ Environment , Climate Change

Simplified: That level of warming could still have disastrous consequences such as loss of nearly all coral reefs and significant sea level rise that would overwh...

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8 months ago
That includes more sustained drought more extreme rainfall and flooding and fiercer wildfires like the ones that tore through Los Angeles last year. 0.950

👤 The author 📋 News Article 🏷️ Environment , Climate Change

Simplified: Sustained drought extreme rainfall flooding and fiercer wildfires include those that tore through Los Angeles last year

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8 months ago
“The great news is that a lot of the pessimistic views of the science in 2009 that was being assumed ended up not panning out.” 1.000

👤 Mr. Zeldin 📋 News Article 🏷️ Science , Climate Change

Simplified: Great news is that lot of pessimistic views of science in 2009 that was being assumed ended up not panning out

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8 months ago
Moreover, the scientific understanding of how the Earth’s warming affects individual weather disasters and the spread of infectious diseases has advanced dramatically over the past decade. 1.000

👤 The author 📋 News Article 🏷️ Health , Science , Climate Change

Simplified: Moreover scientific understanding of how Earth's warming affects individual weather disasters and spread of infectious diseases has advanced dramatica...

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8 months ago
“The basic science on greenhouse gases from fossil fuels as a driver of climate change has been clear for well over a century,” Robert Howarth, a professor of ecology and environmental biology at Corn... 1.000

👤 Robert Howarth 📋 News Article 🏷️ Science , Climate Change

Simplified: Basic science on greenhouse gases from fossil fuels as driver of climate change has been clear for well over a century Robert Howarth a professor of e...

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8 months ago
Since the endangerment finding was issued, Dr. Howarth said, “the science has gotten even stronger, particularly regarding attributing harm to the changing climate: we can now say with certainty that... 1.000

👤 Dr. Howarth 📋 News Article 🏷️ Science , Climate Change

Simplified: Since endangerment finding was issued Dr Howarth said science has gotten even stronger particularly regarding attributing harm to changing climate we...

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8 months ago
Abigail Swann, an atmospheric scientist at the University of Washington, said the evidence since 2009 “supports the opposite view” of Mr. Zeldin’s perspective. 1.000

👤 Abigail Swann 📋 News Article 🏷️ Science , Climate Change

Simplified: Abigail Swann an atmospheric scientist at University of Washington said evidence since 2009 supports opposite view of Mr Zeldin's perspective

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8 months ago