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House Moves to Limit EPA GHG Authority

Written by Greg Russell | Mar 21, 2011 12:12:41 PM

The NYT is reporting that a House panel has voted to limit U.S. EPA's authority over greenhouse gas emissions:  "Moving on a central tenet of the Republican energy and environment platform, a House committee on Tuesday approved a measure to halt the Environmental Protection Agency’s proposed program to regulate greenhouse gas emissions. Republican leaders promised a floor vote on the bill before the Easter recess."  Several Democrats joined in passing the limitation.