Juliet Eilperin

senior national affairs correspondent for The Washington Post

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Juliet Eilperin is a senior national affairs correspondent and former Congressional correspondent for the Washington Post. She is the author of Fight Club Politics: How Partisanship Is Poisoning the House of Representatives and Demon Fish: Travels through the Hidden World of Sharks.

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Climate Change is one of the biggest existential threats, requiring immediate changes to avert the most dire predictions that come with a warming planet.

Can President Biden act quickly enough to prevent the worst effects of climate change?

Climate Change is one of the biggest existential threats, requiring immediate changes to avert the most dire predictions that come with a warming planet.

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Biden wants to restrict oil and gas drilling, expand mileage standards for SUVs, and make the U.S. carbon neutral by 2050.

Paris climate accord, electric vehicles, fracking: What to expect from a Biden administration

Biden wants to restrict oil and gas drilling, expand mileage standards for SUVs, and make the U.S. carbon neutral by 2050.

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President Trump’s denial of climate change has him at war with California.  Their battle over fuel emission standards has divided the auto industry as well as drivers.

Climate change: Trump vs. California

President Trump’s denial of climate change has him at war with California.  Their battle over fuel emission standards has divided the auto industry as well as drivers.

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