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Alaskan senator lodges formal disapproval of EPA

JUN 09, 2010
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New York Times : Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) has introduced in the Senate a “resolution of disapproval” of the Environmental Protection Agency’s new regulations to control greenhouse gases. The White House is threatening to veto it, claiming the resolution will increase the nation’s dependence on oil and other fossil fuels and will block efforts to cut pollution. Supporters of the resolution claim that Congress, not the executive branch, should legislate energy and environmental policy.
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