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Last-Minute Nod to Farmers Could Undermine Climate Bill

As the Senate takes up debate on climate legislation, environmental groups slam a biofuels provision.


Farm Industry 2, Environment 0

House lawmakers announced a deal last night on their sweeping proposal to tackle climate change, but not before the bill’s sponsors were forced to bow once more to a polluting industry that would be affected by the proposal.
Observers of this debate might recall that Reps. Henry Waxman (D-Calif.) and Edward Markey (D-Mass.), both ardent environmentalists, [...]