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Why States Are Cutting Back on Their Climate Goals

By Francesca Paris & Ben Blatt · The New York Times · September 2026

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Why States Are Cutting Back on Their Climate Goals

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"Ambitious aims have given way to political anxiety over prices as many states’ 2030 emissions targets appear increasingly out of reach."

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