Obama’s boldest move on carbon comes with perils

By Dina Cappiello

Published May 31, 2014 3:37pm ET

Obama’s boldest move on carbon comes with perils — FILE - This May 5, 2014 file photo shows a pickup truck driving down a road of the Homer City Generating Station in Homer City, Pa. The Obama administration is poised to unveil first-ever rules limiting greenhouse gas emissions from the power plants that dot the U.S. map. President Barack Obama says the rules are essential to curb climate change, but critics disagree. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic, File) | Keith Srakocic

WASHINGTON (AP) — The new pollution rule the Obama administration announces Monday will be a cornerstone of President Barack Obama’s environmental legacy and arguably the most significant U.S. environmental regulation in decades.

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