The EPA Could Lose Its Power to Fight Climate Change Before Using It
Advocates of forceful action on climate change have long held a trump card. The primary source of greenhouse gas emissions in the U.S.
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Analysis: Obama climate agenda faces Supreme Court reckoning
By Lawrence Hurley and Valerie Volcovici WASHINGTON (Reuters) - With a barrage of legal briefs, a coalition of business groups and Republican-leaning ...
Energy Secretary Confirmed; EPA Pick Advances
On May 16, President Obama's pick to head the EPA, Gina McCarthy, was approved on a 10-8 party-line vote by a Senate Committee and advances to the ...
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Vanquish Worldwide gets multimillion-dollar EPA contract
Maryville-based Vanquish Worldwide, has landed a multimillion-dollar contract to store and manage equipment for the Environmental Protection Agency ...
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OVERNIGHT ENERGY: New battles for EPA pick, Obama lauds climate consensus, and more
STATE OF PLAY: President Obama's nominee to run the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is moving closer to Senate approval, but there's still ...
Republicans keep making unreasonable demands of EPA nominee McCarthy
Republicans will support Gina McCarthy if she changes her middle name to "Yes, anything you say." Last Thursday, all eight Republicans on the ...
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State Of the Beaches: Rebuilding the Coastline, but at What Cost?
Beach nourishment projects will restore shorelines but require expensive upkeep and affect ecosystems; federal taxpayers will foot the ...
Republicans see IRS scandal parallel in EPA info requests
By Reuters WASHINGTON — Republican lawmakers on Friday began an investigation into whether the Environmental Protection Agency greatly favored ...
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GOP lawmakers liken EPA info tactics to IRS targeting of Tea Party
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Lawmakers to investigate EPA FOIA scandal
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Congressmen demand end to EPA's IRS-like bias against conservative, state/local FOIA requestors
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Senate committee approves Obama’s nomination of Gina McCarthy to head EPA
President Obama’s nominee to head the Environmental Protection Agency was quickly approved by a Senate committee Thursday when Republicans abandoned ...
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EPA nominee advances without GOP support
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Senate Republicans show up to oppose EPA nominee
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Greg Sargent: Happy Hour Roundup
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Marine who dumped toxins felt illness was payback
CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. — Ron Poirier couldn't escape the feeling that his cancer was somehow a punishment. As a young Marine electronics technician at ...
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