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Environmental Questions Take Back Seat at Confirmation Hearing for E.P.A. Nominee
2013-04-12 07:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
New York Times: Most of the biggest challenges facing the Environmental Protection Agency climate change, major new regulations on power plant emissions, biofuels production and enforcement of clean air and water laws were virtually absent from Thursdays confirmation hearing for President Obamas nominee to head the agency, Gina McCarthy. Instead, Republicans on the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee repeatedly returned to relatively arcane disputes over e-mail accounts used by top officials at...
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