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Democrats Strip Oil Goal From Landmark Climate Change Legislation

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What was supposed to be a historic climate change bill was gutted Wednesday. Gov. Jerry Brown and legislative leaders lost a big battle with Big Oil. They dropped an effort to mandate a 50 percent cut in California's petroleum use by 2030.

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