Missouri GOP Sen. Roy Blunt met with Gina McCarthy but nothing was resolved. Continue reading
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The Enviro-Fix Is In
Green groups and EPA get their way — and you pay. Continue reading
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WV paper: EPA Loses Critical Game of ‘Chicken’
Facts help a West Virginia poultry farmer make the EPA back down. Continue reading
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Barbara Boxer, David Vitter wage verbal war at Gina McCarthy vote
“[Boxer] barreled over Vitter’s attempt to respond and pushed on to hold a vote, adding harshly, ‘Well then, can you hold your remarks until after we vote? Because there are certain senators that must leave. If you please, I will sit here for hours and listen to you.’” Continue reading
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Boston Globe claims ‘Obama has been relatively restrained in his use of EPA regulations’
The Boston Globe editorializes:
In fact, Obama has been relatively restrained in his use of EPA regulations, overruling some of Jackson’s recommendations in light of the weak economy. And McCarthy is hardly an environmental firebrand. The efforts to hold off her confirmation seem designed to force her into a defensive posture.
Boston Globe says GOP Senators asking EPA nominee questions is ‘bullying’
The Boston Globe editorializes: Continue reading
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Former EPA chief Lisa Jackson gets official (painted) portrait
Taxpayers pay $40K to glam up, slim down economy wrecking ball. Continue reading
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Vitter: EPA FOIA scandal ‘no different than the IRS disaster’
“Shortly after the IRS admitted to targeting conservative groups, it was reported that the EPA has routinely denied fee waiver requests from conservative groups seeking government records, while at the same time, approving such requests to environmental groups.” Continue reading
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EPA inspector general investigating claims agency used fees to block FOIA requests
“Acting Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Bob Perciasepe has asked the Inspector General for the EPA to investigate claims the agency hindered inquiries by conservative groups by charging fees routinely waived for watchdog and media groups.” Continue reading
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Senate Committee votes party line 10-8 to endorse EPA nominee
But a full Senate vote to confirm Gina McCarthy’s nomination is uncertain.
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Acting EPA chief asks EPA Inspector General to investigate FOIA fee discrimination against conservative groups
From the ongoing House hearing. (Watch Live, 11am ET)
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Senate committee vote on EPA nominee likely today. But floor vote uncertain, though.
“At least four Republican senators plan to attend today’s second attempt at a committee vote on Gina McCarthy’s nomination to lead the EPA — including boycott ringleader David Vitter.” Continue reading
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Two-Decade-Old Harvard Health Data Confounds U.S. EPA Nomination
“Buried in the questions Senate Republicans want answered by the nominee to head the Environmental Protection Agency is a stumper: data linking microscopic particles in the air to premature death.” Continue reading
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Bush EPA chief calls Senate GOP ‘sore losers’ for opposing EPA nominee
Consider the source…
… Christie Todd Whitman really didn’t know the difference between ozone depletion and global warming when she became EPA chief.
As I reported in my FOXNews.com column of January 5, 2001 (see below):
After being nominated [to be EPA administrator], [Christie Todd] Whitman was asked: “Global warming, what is your thought on what the state of science is and what can be done to address it?” She responded: “Still somewhat uncertain. Clearly there’s a hole in the ozone, that has been identified. But I saw a study the other day that showed that it was closing. It’s not as clear, the cause and effect, as we would like it to be.”
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More EPA Abuse: Agency waives FOIA fees for enviros, charges conservative groups up the wazoo
Personal experience — EPA has jacked up fees for JunkScience.com — asking for $7,000+ and $6,000+ for FOIA requests for readily accessible documents concerning EPA’s illegal human testing. Continue reading
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Barbara Boxer accuses GOP of sexism in opposing EPA nominee Gina McCarthy
“They say they’re for womens’ advancement. Here’s a clear case where they ought to prove it.” Continue reading
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Lisa Jackson misled the Senate during her 2009 confirmation hearing
On May 11, Lisa Jackson urged divestment from fossil fuel — but she sang a different tune to get confirmed as EPA chief in January 2009. Continue reading
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Former EPA chief Lisa Jackson endorses fossil fuel divestment in commencement speech
Did she ever confess her anti-fossil fuel bias to Congress or the public while she was EPA administrator? Continue reading
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Beekeepers sue EPA over pesticide approvals
They claim “pollinators” are endangered species. Continue reading
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WaPo: Senate GOP ‘dysfunctional’ for blocking EPA nominee
The Washington Post says that Obama’s EPA nominee should be confirmed because Obama won the election. But the WaPo was silent in 2003 when Senate Democrats blocked Bush nominee Mike Leavitt. Continue reading
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