1.0 link 223086 <![CDATA[Climate Change Bill Fight Just Beginning]]> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/06/30/climate-change-bill-fight_n_223086.html The climate change bill passed by the House of Representatives on Friday was only the first step towards achieving major environmental policy reform. As historic as the moment might have seemed, the bill still faces huge obstacles before becoming law.

The measure, sponsored by Reps. Henry Waxman (R-Calif.) and Ed Markey (D-Mass.), passed with a close 219-to-212 margin and came only after massive arm-twisting by the White House and Democratic leadership. And even then, 44 Democrats voted against the measure. Only...

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