Grist: Sen. Kelly Ayotte (N.H.) is angling to turn herself into a Republican leader on climate change - at least in part to fight a 2016 reelection challenge from a climate-hawk Democrat.
On Sunday, Ayotte became the first GOP senator to express support for President Obama`s Clean Power Plan, which will rein in CO2 emissions from electric utilities. On Wednesday, she released an ad touting that position and her other efforts to protect the environment. And on Thursday, she announced the formation of...