At long last, there's agreement by key leaders on a workable and bold plan to increase vehicle mileage standards and reduce greenhouse gas emissions. The result should be significant steps forward in reaching necessary goals: less reliance on fossil fuels and a reduction in the country's contribution to climate change.

The plan, announced by President Barack Obama in the White House Rose Garden on Tuesday, takes a two-pronged approach that would require vehicle carbon dioxide emissions ...

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