November 4, 2011
Policy and Enforcement Briefing: Senate Saves EPA Rules, BP Fines, Rat Bait Cancellation
Senate Democrats on Thursday defeated a Republican-sponsored jobs package that included a provision to block EPA rules that will scale back toxic emissions from industrial boilers and cement factories, Reuters reported. Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) was the lone Democrat to vote for the bill and Sen. Olympia Snowe (R-Maine) was the only Republican to cross party lines in opposition.
BP will pay $50 million in civil penalties to Texas to settle fines for emissions from its Texas City refinery and alleged safety violations that led to a fatal explosion in….
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