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Paul Tonko: “The Clean Power Plan has the goal of reducing carbon emissions by 32 percent below 2005 levels by 2030.”

On the recordOctober 6, 2015
The Clean Power Plan has the goal of reducing carbon emissions by 32 percent below 2005 levels by 2030.
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Paul Tonko
Democratic · New York

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Tonko emphasizes the achievable goals of the Clean Power Plan for reducing emissions.

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