These are the politics that are insane to me. Do the people who voted these guys in believe in these measures?
http://switchboard.nrdc.org/blogs/legwatch/legislative_watch_february_28.html
Some highlights. Almost all Republicans voted to approve these:
-An amendment offered by Rep. Carter (R-TX), and passed 250-177, to prevent the EPA from limiting toxic emissions from cement plants. The amendment would block the EPA's efforts to keep 16,000 pounds of mercury a year out of the air.
-An amendment offered by Rep. McKinley (R-WV), and passed 240-182 , would block the EPA from preventing coal-burning utilities from dumping certain types of toxic slurry into rivers and streams.
Mercury backers and it's effects:
http://www.bloomingtonalternative.com/articles/2011/01/29/10646
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