Senate Republicans show up to oppose EPA nominee
Last week, Republicans on the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee thought of a way to derail, at least temporarily, Gina McCarthy's ...
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Obama, the EPA, and environmental opportunities
This week, in particular, the Republican approach to environmental policy came into sharp focus. GOP senators are blocking President Obama's nominee ...
Perez nomination advances
Ordinarily, committee votes on cabinet nominees wouldn't be especially interesting, but this one was a little more important than most.
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Environmental Protection Agency
Obstructionist tactics lead to procedural games
The Senate Environmental and Public Works Committee was going to hold a confirmation hearing last week for Gina McCarthy, President Obama's choice to ...
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Environmental Protection Agency
Used Fisker Karma EVs are the 'new Delorean' as prices tumble
As used car deals go, this is one to make you think twice. Used Fisker Karmas, which sold for $103,000 just a year ago as new models, are now being ...
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Environmental Protection Agency
Amid concerns about honeybees, EPA speeds up pesticide review
Steve Corniffe looks at dead bees next to a bee box at the J&P Apiary and Gentzel's Bees, Honey and Pollination Company on April 10 in Homestead, ...
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Pesticides aren't the biggest factor in honeybee die-off, EPA and USDA say
From 2012: Honeybees may be victims of widely used insecticides. NBC's Anne Thompson reports. The U.S. government's latest report on the mysterious ...
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Environmental Protection Agency
First Thoughts: Then there were three
Then there were three controversies for the Obama administration… The latest: AP says Justice Department secretly obtained two months of phone ...
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Environmental Protection Agency
Vitter, Inhofe have curious standards for 'transparency'
Sens. David Vitter (R-La.) and James Inhofe (R-Okla.), neither of whom has ever been celebrated as champions of the environment, have decided to ...
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Environmental Protection Agency
Mr. Forgetful strikes again
House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) hosted a town-hall meeting in his district this week, and heard from a constituent who works for ...
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Environmental Protection Agency