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The U.S. president Barack Obama has [announcing / announced] a new plan to [combat / combative] climate change. It is called the Clean Power Plan. President Obama said it was an [importance / important] project to protect America's economy and [health / healthy] . He wants to reduce the amount [for / of] electricity provided by power plants that use coal and [move / movement] towards a greater use of renewable energies. He said the [score / goal] is for power plants to cut their [oxide / carbon] emissions by 32 per cent below 2005 levels by the year 2030. Obama told journalists at the White House that: "This is our [monument / moment] to get this right and leave something better for our kids." He warned that: "If we don't get climate change right, we may not be able to [reverse / reserve] it."

President Obama said the Clean Power Plan would be good for the [healthy / health] of Americans. It will stop 3,600 premature [dies / deaths] each year. It will also [mean / meaning] 1,700 fewer heart attacks and a [reduce / reduction] of 300,000 missed work and school days because [of / for] sickness. Obama said America could save [up / down] to $34 billion a year on its health budget. However, not [everyone / someone] in the USA thinks the plan is a good idea. Possible future president Jeb Bush said it would, "throw [countable / countless] people [out / from] of work, and increase everyone's energy prices". Another opponent, Governor Scott Walker, agreed. He said the plan should be called the "Costly Power Plan". He said: "It will cost hard-working Americans jobs and [raise / rise] their energy rates."