KQED is a proud member of
Save ArticleSave Article
upper waypoint
The Lowdown

Carbon Control: What America's New Climate Change Offensive Looks Like

Andy Warner
Save ArticleSave Article
Failed to save article

Please try again

UPDATE: On June 23, the U.S. Supreme Court effectively upheld the Environmental Protection Agency's authority, under the Clean Air Act, to regulate carbon and other greenhouse gas emissions from large emitters like power plants and factories.

The Obama administration dropped the proverbial climate change bomb earlier this month when it announced a groundbreaking plan -- without congressional approval -- to significantly reduce the nation's carbon emissions over the next 15 years. Cartoon journalist Andy Warner explains what these new rules set out to do.

Links to sources:

Sponsored

- Environmental Protection Agency

- Energy Information Administration

- EPA Clean Power Plan

- White House Climate Action Plan

SelfPortraitAndy Warner's comic journalism has been published by Symbolia, Slate, popsci.com, American Public Media, Campus Progress and more. You can see more of his work at: andywarnercomics.com and andywarnercomics.tumblr.com

lower waypoint
next waypoint
Why So Many Central Americans Are Seeking Asylum in the U.S.Real-Time Interactive Earthquake Map: Get to Know Your Local FaultsIt's Really Happening! This Is What KQED's Youth Takeover Looks LikeWhen Rivers Caught Fire: A Brief History of Earth Day (with Lesson Plan)A Look Inside the Youth Vaping CrazeIt's Almost Tax Day. This Is How the Government Spends Your Hard-Earned CashIs the Endangered Species Act at Risk of Extinction?March Madness and the Money: Should College Athletes Get Paid?How to Stop a Nuclear War: The Non-Proliferation Treaty, ExplainedMAP: What Does the U.S.-Mexico Border Really Look Like?