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Summary: Last week President Obama unveiled a national plan to combat climate change and prepare for its effects, bypassing a recalcitrant Congress in the process. Can he make a difference? Our guests: Midday on Science contributor John Monahan; Will Baker, president of the Chesapeake Bay Foundation; Tommy Landers, director of Environment Maryland; Timothy Wheeler, environmental reporter for The Baltimore Sun; and Zoe Johnson, program manager for Climate Change Policy with the Maryland Department of Natural Resources. Also: Alec MacGillis of The New Republic talks about his feature on Gov. Martin O’Malley.