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These Attorneys General Are Defending the Fossil Fuel Industry, Not Their States

Union of Concerned Scientists

In 2017, Hurricane Harvey —one of the worst—drenched Houston with more than 4 feet of rain, killed at least 88 people, and caused $125 billion in damage. EPA decision , upheld the EPA’s authority to regulate such emissions under the Clean Air Act but significantly constrained its ability to do so.