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House Republicans Push Through Looser Environmental Regulations In War On EPA

AP | JIM ABRAMS | Posted 12.14.2011

WASHINGTON — House Republicans pushed through legislation Friday that gives the states the power to regulate coal ash from power plants as if it...

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House Passes Incinerator Bill That EPA Warns Will Kill Thousands

HuffingtonPost.com | Michael McAuliff | Posted 12.13.2011

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WASHINGTON -- Less than an hour after passing the so-called Protect Life Act to guard the unborn, the House of Representatives passed a bill that the ...

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Erasing The EPA: GOP Strategy Would Roll Back Decades Of Protection

HuffingtonPost.com | Michael McAuliff | Posted 12.09.2011

WASHINGTON -- America's environmental protections are under a sweeping, concerted assault in Congress that could effectively roll back the federal gov...

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GOP Leaders Resume the Worst Attack on Public Health Safeguards in History

Frances Beinecke | Posted 11.20.2011

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Expanding the clean economy isn't about scoring ideological points for one side or the other. It's about helping the entire nation win.

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GOP Pushed Wave Of EPA Cutting Measures As Part Of Debt Deal

Time | Bryan Walsh | Posted 10.03.2011

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It was lost in the endless drama of the debt-ceiling negotiations, but last week, the Republicans in charge of the House of Representatives launched a...

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Top 5 EPA Conspiracy Theories

Mother Jones | Posted 07.23.2011

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From cracking down on milk spills to regulating human respiration, the power-crazed bureaucrats at the Environmental Protection Agency will stop at no...

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Budget Deal Negotiations Yield Win For Democrats On EPA Rules

AP | By ANDREW TAYLOR | Posted 06.08.2011

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WASHINGTON -- Senate Democrats briefed on a potential budget deal say that Republicans have agreed to drop House-passed provisions to block the Enviro...

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Behind The Republican Ambush On The EPA

Mother Jones | Kate Sheppard | Posted 05.25.2011

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Can the 112th Congress officially claim the mantle of "most anti-science" ever? So says Rep. Henry Waxman (D-Calif.), a 36-year veteran of congression...

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House Panel Votes To Strip EPA Of Power To Regulate Greenhouse Gases

The New York Times | John M. Broder | Posted 05.25.2011

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A House subcommittee voted on Thursday to strip the Environmental Protection Agency of its power to regulate greenhouse gases, chipping away at a cent...

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House Panel Passes Bill To Stop EPA

Posted 05.25.2011

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4:02pm EST By Timothy Gardner WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A bill to stop the Environmental Protection Agency's greenhouse gas rules passed a first st...

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'Junk' Insurer Owned By Goldman Sachs Gets First Exemption From Health Care Provision

HuffingtonPost.com | Marcus Baram | Posted 05.25.2011

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Welcome to our new blog, "The Watchdog," which will keep a close eye on regulatory agencies and how their actions impact the lives of everyday America...

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Dem Congressman: Republicans Suffer From 'Allergy To Science'

The Huffington Post | Nick Wing | Posted 05.25.2011

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Rep. Jay Inslee (D-Wash.) accused Republicans on Tuesday of having an "allergy to science and scientists" during a House hearing on a Republican-led p...

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Two Democrats Join GOP Fight Against EPA

AP | DINA CAPPIELLO | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON — Four Democrats are joining a Republican effort to block the Environmental Protection Agency from reducing heat-trapping pollution b...

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Republicans Propose $1.9 Billion Cut To EPA

AP | DINA CAPPIELLO | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON — Vowing to curb the authority and the budget of the Environmental Protection Agency, congressional Republicans are attacking the age...

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House GOP Preps Severe New Restrictions On EPA

AP | DAVID ESPO | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON — In a sharp challenge to the Obama administration, House Republicans intend to unveil legislation Wednesday to ban the Environmental...

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Republicans Waste No Time Trying To Stop Obama's Global Warming Agenda

AP | DINA CAPPIELLO | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON — House Republicans wasted no time Thursday in trying to block the Obama administration from acting to stem global warming. On their ...

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