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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2009
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NEWS ABOUT: Senate Committee on Environment

Senate Committee on Environment stories: 2 news summaries
kate sheppard

 Let's Hope 
 Baucus Doesn't 
 'Gum Up' 
 Climate Bill 

He's already trying to water down

Oct 29, 09 12:25 PM CDT
(Newser) - Now that his committee is done with health care reform, Max Baucus has time to turn his attention to the climate bill. As a member of Barbara Boxer's environmental panel, "his ability to gum up the works is significant," writes Kate Sheppard . Essentially, he may do to the... More »

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Congress • Montana • Max Baucus • Barbara Boxer • climate change legislation • compromise • Senate Committee on Environment • Environment and Public Works • bipartisan

Senator Blasts 'Foot-Dragging' on Protecting Polar Bear

Feds delay decision due within 1 year

Mar 21, 08 2:50 PM CDT
(Newser) - Three months after the deadline for declaring whether polar bears are a threatened species, the Interior Department hasn't issued a ruling, and Barbara Boxer wants to know why. The influential senator said yesterday she wants Secretary Dirk Kempthorne to appear before the environment committee and “answer questions about the... More »

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Alaska • Endangered Species Act • polar bear • Barbara Boxer • Chukchi Sea • secretary of the Interior • Dirk Kempthorne • Senate Committee on Environment • oil and gas leases

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