Green sleaze: The EPA helps corporations scrub their images while screwing the planet

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By audenschendlerFeb 17, 2014, 9:05 am53 pts
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is so progressive on climate change that it is currently responsible for the entirety of U.S. climate policy. The agency is moving forward with regulations on new and existing coal-fired power plants, by far the largest source of CO2 emissions in the country, and has…

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