EPA chief Lisa Jackson will say anything — even under oath. Continue reading EPA chief says air regulation benefits like curing cancer
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Lautenberg: Ambient air like secondhand smoke
Not only is Sen. Frank Lautenberg exploiting another asthmatic relative in opposing the TRAIN Act to rein in the EPA, but he likens ambient air to secondhand smoke. Continue reading Lautenberg: Ambient air like secondhand smoke
Democrats need to choose: EPA or jobs
By Steve Milloy
September 21, 2011, Washington Times
Thursday is a D-Day of sorts for House Democrats. That day they will get to choose between jobs or job-killing Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regulations. Continue reading Democrats need to choose: EPA or jobs
Finally: Romney blasts EPA
Mitt Romney reportedly “lambasted federal agencies – specifically calling out the EPA – as hamstringing businesses with regulations that he says are getting in the way of job creation,” according to the Memphis Daily News blog. Though Romney has criticized the EPA in the past, those remarks were rather tepid. Perhaps his comments in Memphis mark the start of a more passionate attack on Obama’s Employment Prevention Agency.
How EPA lied to Congress about the Cross-State Air Pollution Rule
“It has become fashionable for opponents to disagree on even simple facts, but there shouldn’t be room for debate on the deadline for a new air pollution rule,” writes Mitchell Schnurman of the Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Continue reading How EPA lied to Congress about the Cross-State Air Pollution Rule
Dems willing to shutdown government over DOE loan program?
Apparently tone-deaf to the $535 million Solyndra debacle, House Democrats are looking to defend Department of Energy loan programs at the peril of a government shutdown. Continue reading Dems willing to shutdown government over DOE loan program?
Kansas sues EPA over cross-state rule
Kansas sued the EPA yesterday to block the agency’s Cross-State Air Pollution Rule (CSAPR). Continue reading Kansas sues EPA over cross-state rule
Alleged 'pro-lifers' attack GOP for EPA mercury rule
Enviros dressed by as evangelicals are running radio ads accusing prominent pro-life House Republicans of abandoning their principles in attempting to rein in the EPA on mercury. Take our poll! Continue reading Alleged 'pro-lifers' attack GOP for EPA mercury rule
Tears of a clown: Distraught EPA chief almost quit over ozone
“She was very upset,” one administration official told the New York Post of Lisa Jackson’s reaction to Obama’s backing away from EPA’s imminent tightening of the ozone standard. “She didn’t know what she was going to do.” Boo-hoo-hoo….
Enviros try pinning body counts on House GOP-ers
Is Michelle Bachmann risking the lives of 22,750 Americans and the health of 118,111 asthmatic kids in Florida in return for $131,730 in contributions from “polluters”? Continue reading Enviros try pinning body counts on House GOP-ers
Texas says EPA of fibbed at Congressional hearing
You don’t often see a state essentially accuse the federal government of lying to Congress. Continue reading Texas says EPA of fibbed at Congressional hearing
EPA teams with activist group in novel move to ban atrazine?
The EPA has taken the unusual (unprecedented?) step of seeking in a Federal Register notice public comment on a petition from Save the Frogs to ban the herbicide atrazine. Continue reading EPA teams with activist group in novel move to ban atrazine?