text: "Today's news from Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.):   Global Warming: Global warming could make the United States 10 degrees warmer by the end of this century, according to a National Climate Assessment report issued at the White House on Tuesday. ?ÛÏMost people who aren`t under the influence of the Koch brothers and the fossil fuel industry know the severity of the problem and understand that, if we do not get our act together and transform our energy system away from fossil fuels into energy efficiency, into sustainable energy, this planet is going to face huge problems in the years to come,?Û? Sen. Bernie Sanders told Chris Hayes in an interview Tuesday on MSNBC.   Climate Change: Sanders has introduced legislation with Sen. Barbara Boxer, the Senate environment committee chairman, proposing a fee on carbon and methane to curb greenhouse gas emissions, the Burlington Free Press reported. Another Sanders bill would end tax breaks and subsidies for oil and coal companies. Both ideas are backed by scientists and leading economists but have been blocked by Republicans in Congress who dismiss climate change, WFFF-TV and WVNY-TV reported.   New Fed Chief to Testify: Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen will be on Capitol Hill for the first time on Wednesday as the nation?Ûªs central banker to testify about the economic outlook before the Joint Economic Committee. ?ÛÏI want her thoughts about how we deal with the crisis of long-term unemployment,?Û? Sen. Sanders told The Wall Street Journal?Ûªs ?ÛÏMarket Watch.?Û? ?ÛÏI want her thoughts on the very significant issue of how we deal with income and wealth inequality in America.""   College Cost Crisis: With the average student graduating $27,000 in debt in what Sen. Sanders calls a crisis of college affordability. ?ÛÏThe fact that hundreds and hundreds of thousands of young people who are bright, who would like to get a higher education, have now decided, because they do not want to leave school deeply in debt, that they are not going to go to college,?Û? Sanders said in a Senate speech broadcast on WFFF-TV and WVNY-TV. He's drafting legislation to allow low-income students to pursue college courses while they are in high school. He also backs legislation to rein in rising student loan interest rates.   Continue reading here: http://www.sanders.senate.gov/newsroom/newswatch/050714"