Climate measures in budget bill could cut nearly 1 billion tons of emissions per year by 2030, analysis finds
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"It would be the single largest action the federal government's ever taken to deal with climate change," said nonpartisan Rhodium Group president John Larsen.
It would be comparable to removing all passenger vehicles from the road, or the yearly greenhouse gas emissions of Texas and Florida combined, according to the analysis.
"This is a really big deal," Rhodium Group Director John Larsen told CNN. "It would be the single largest action the federal government's ever taken to deal with climate change."
Vice President JD Vance said he and second lady Usha Vance are largely amused by the online chatter dissecting their marriage, including a recent spate of headlines over photos of her without a wedding ring.
During interviews with the FBI, the suspect arrested in the pipe bomb probe told investigators that he believed the 2020 election was stolen, providing perhaps the first indication of a possible motive for the bombs placed near the DNC and RNC headquarters, people briefed on the matter said.
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