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How a Grassroots Rebellion Won the Nation’s Biggest Climate Victory

Activists have imposed a de facto moratorium on new coal—and beat the Obama EPA to the punch.

By Mark Hertsgaard

“So why does this landmark shift in the fight against climate change remain unknown to most Americans? Largely it’s because national media and even many environmentalists view the climate issue through the lens of official Washington. …But the moratorium on new coal shows that Americans ‘don’t have to wait for Washington to get the country on the right climate track,’ Hitt argues. ‘This campaign has demonstrated we can do this state by state, plant by plant, town by town. Not just that we can do it, but we are doing it.’”

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