Will President Obama's clean energy legacy endure?

We must judge the legacy of the Obama govt by the tides of change set in motion by its actions

In the closing days of President Obama’s second term, he and leaders in the Executive Branch worked feverishly to articulate their views of the administration’s legacy – and to cement that legacy as much as possible.

Nowhere is this more evident than in the areas of energy, climate and environment, where, as EPA Administrator Gina McCarty had said since well before the election, the plan was to “run through the tape” at the end of this administration.

Ordinarily, one might examine how an incoming administration and Congress could set new priorities or undo the actions of