Subject: Government Matters: A Huge Climate Change Victory
From: Center for Effective Government <[email-masked]>
To: John Podesta <[email-masked]>
Date: Tue, 11 Aug 2015 18:15:21 -0500

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August 11, 2015

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The Clean Power Plan: A Victory for Public Health, the Environment,
and Democracy

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Last week, President Obama unveiled the final version of the
long-awaited Clean Power Plan calling it "the biggest, most
important step we've ever taken to combat climate change."
The plan will reduce U.S. carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions in 2032 by 32
percent compared to 2005 levels. Read more.

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Voting Rights: The Struggle Continues
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Fifty years ago President Johnson signed the Voting Rights Act, which
many consider the most important civil rights legislation of the
1960s. The law gave the federal government oversight responsibility
over elections in all or part of 15 states where there had been
systemic exclusion of voters based on race, ethnicity, or economic
status. While 50 years have passed, voting rights are again under
attack. Read more.
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Silencing Factory Farm Whistleblowers Violates the First Amendment

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In an unprecedented move, a federal district judge in Idaho ruled last
week that the state's ag-gag law was unconstitutional. U.S.
Chief Judge B. Lynn Winmill ruled that the law is in violation of free
speech protections awarded under the first amendment. Read more.

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Debunking the Texas Miracle
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A recent Forbes opinion piece suggested our national energy plan
should be modeled after Texas. This is a terrifying idea. Catering to
the oil and gas industries has left the residents of Texas and the
state's water and soil resources under siege.
Here's what is really happening in Texas.
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In the News

"5 Ways Obama's Successor Could Undermine His New Climate Rules,"
Huffington Post, August 4, 2015

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