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  • 06.07.2016

    Obama and India’s Modi promise deals on climate change and energy
    — by Steven Mufson, The Washington Post
    The leaders of India and the United States vowed Tuesday to ratify the Paris climate accord this year, pledged to nail down terms for limiting a potent greenhouse gas used as a refrigerant in air conditioners, and set a one-year deadline for concluding a deal for six commercial nuclear power plants. But the two sides provided few specifics about how they would achieve those goals beyond saying that President Obama and Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who were meeting at the White House, share the...

  • 05.30.2016

    Congressional Republicans are playing games with a public-health emergency
    — by Editorial Board, The Washington Post
    WHEN MEMBERS of Congress visit their districts over the Memorial Day recess, we hope they keep in mind a warning from Tom Frieden, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The Zika virus, for which there is no effective vaccine or therapy, can infect a person in a flash, he said during a visit to The Post on Thursday. “You can get a mosquito bite and your life changes,” he said. The virus is mild for most people but in pregnant women can lead to fetal...