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Republicans Block Votes on EPA, Labor Nominees

2013-05-15 18:41:24| ENR.com: Headline News

Votes on rescheduled to take place on May 16.

Republicans boycott vote on US EPA chief

2013-05-10 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Politico: President Barack Obamas nominee to head the Environmental Protection Agency is in jeopardy after Republicans formed a united front Thursday to deny her a vote in committee. Democrats erupted in frustration at the GOP obstructionism and vowed to find a way to push Gina McCarthys nomination through the Environment and Public Works Committee, despite the last-minute Republican boycott of the vote. But even then, McCarthy could still face a filibuster on the Senate floor and wont have the...

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Republicans Target Fracking Oversight

2013-04-26 07:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

FuelFix: While championing the benefits of new energy extraction methods, Republican House members accused energy oversight agencies of research that misled the public on environmental and health risks. The accusations came at a joint Energy and Environment subcommittee hearing focus on hydraulic fracturing--often called fracking--an extraction technique pioneered in Texas in the 90s, which taps deep ground reserves of natural gas and oil. Rep. Ralph Hall of Rockwall slammed the Environmental Protection...

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