"Another EPA Threat Averted (For Now)"

"The Senate hasn't done much this year on climate or energy. In fact, one could say it has done nothing substantive on the issues. But at least that do-nothing spirit extends to not stripping the Environmental Protection Agency of its ability to regulate planet-warming gases—at least for now.

The Senate Appropriations Committee is slated to mark up the annual appropriations bill on Thursday, and as Politico reported today, there was considerable fear that an amendment to bar the EPA from regulating greenhouse gases would be offered and approved. On Tuesday, Senate Democrats skirted the issue by limiting this week's markup to just executive branch and defense appropriations, leaving the portion that the question of EPA regulation to a later date."

Kate Sheppard reports for Mother Jones September 14, 2010.

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