Pundits expected the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s new carbon regulation to be a political liability for Democrats in tight Senate races this fall. But in Colorado, Iowa, and Michigan, the Democratic candidates are embracing the need for action on climate change. “Denying the existence of climate change is proving to be a problem for many Republicans right now, and certainly a long-term albatross for the party,” Matt Canter of the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee told The Times. “Republican efforts to squeeze political gain out of this have fallen short.”
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