regulation
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Coal ash regulation would create 28,000 jobs
The pro-pollution lobby loves to argue that environmental regulations destroy jobs. A report on coal ash regulation shows the opposite is true.
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Republican anti-EPA jihad, explained
National Journal's Ronald Brownstein has an excellent column on the unusual party discipline of House Republicans have displayed in recent votes against EPA regulations.
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The stupid politics behind Obama’s ozone cave
Obama's cave on ozone regulations was a) a crass political move, b) driven by new Chief of Staff Bill Daley, and c) based on daft political logic.
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Don’t buy the job-killing hype: Regulations create jobs, save lives
Environmental regulations often create new jobs, while preventing senseless deaths and improving our standard of living at the same time.
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Critical List: Biden stumps for clean energy; the magical green properties of concrete
"The biggest mistake this nation has made in its entire history" would be not to invest in clean energy, VP Joe Biden said yesterday at the National Clean Energy Summit 4.0
The Russian government just cut a deal with Exxon to look for oil in that country’s sector of the Arctic. The next day, Russia raided BP’s Moscow offices.
George Monbiot argues that fracking without regulation is insane.
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Rick Perry prays for an end to drought and EPA regulations
The rain prayers haven't worked yet -- maybe the Texas governor's prayers against the EPA won't, either.
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Why is the EPA still an economic scapegoat?
Every time the economy declines, the same anti-EPA rhetoric is trotted out. But a clean environment and a strong economy are not mutually exclusive. A cost-benefit analysis of regulation shows taxpayers coming out on top.
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The hatin' spoonful: Big Food refuses to swallow guidelines
Loathe to give up its authority over American eating habits, Big Food is already pushing back against modest, voluntary guidelines on advertising to children.
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Impact of EPA regs on power industry may be even milder than typically projected
The EPA's new pollution regulations will drive the retirement of some older coal plants. But how many? And will it affect rates or reliability?