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Senator Introduces Bill to Delay EPA GHG Action

March 5, 2010 | Vincent Valk

U.S. Senator Jay Rockefeller (D., West Virginia) has introduced a bill to delay the implementation of U.S. EPA greenhouse gas (GHG) regulation for stationary sources the senator's office announced today. The bill would delay EPA permitting requirements for...

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