Climate Change
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Polar Bears Win in Climate Change-Related Court Ruling
On October 17, 2011, a federal judge struck down a Bush administration rule that exempted greenhouse gas emissions from regulation under provisions of the Endangered Species Act.

Congress Introduces the SAFE Act
In November 2011, Senators Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) and Max Baucus (D-MT) introduced the Securing America's Future and Environment (SAFE) Act, a bill to protect American communities, natural resources and wildlife from the increasingly destructive impacts of climate change.

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