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5 hrs ago | The Hill

House GOP readies bill to affirm Yucca as sole nuclear waste site

House Republicans will unveil legislation that affirms Yucca Mountain as the nation's sole repository for spent nuclear fuel, House Energy and Commerce Chairman Fred Upton told The Hill.

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Related Topix: US News, Nuclear Energy, US Politics, Fred Upton, Republican, US House of Representatives, Harry Reid, US Senate, Democrat, Lisa Murkowski

9 hrs ago | RollingStone

The 10 Dumbest Things Ever Said About Global Warming

A list of the dumbest things ever said about global warming is, sadly, almost impossible to curate in any comprehensive fashion.

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Related Topix: Global Warming, US Politics, James Inhofe, US News, US Senate, Republican, Senator Jim Inhofe, US House of Representatives, Representative Steve Scalise, Blizzard

Tue Jun 18, 2013

Bellingham Herald

Army Corps of Engineers won't review broad impacts of proposed coal terminals

WASHINGTON — The U.S Army Corps of Engineers will not review the broader climate-change impacts of proposed coal export terminals in the Pacific Northwest, an agency official told Congress on Tuesday, June 18. The much-anticipated decision is a significant victory for the supporters of three coal terminals in Washington and Oregon — ... (more)

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Related Topix: US News, US Politics, US House of Representatives, Henry Waxman, Democrat, Republican, Ed Whitfield

Mon Jun 17, 2013

Politico

A refuge from ethanol ire

Pro-ethanol Republicans on the House Energy and Commerce Committee see no reason to worry about their panel's probe of the Environmental Protection Agency's biofuel mandate, which the GOP-friendly oil industry is fighting hard to repeal.

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Related Topix: Environmental Law, Law, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Biofuel, Alternative Energy, Renewable Energy (Green Energy), Energy, US Politics, Lee Terry, US News, Republican, US House of Representatives, Doc Hastings

Fri Jun 07, 2013

WZZM-TV Grand Rapids

Dingell becomes longest-serving member of Congress ever

That's how John David Dingell Jr. plans to celebrate day 20,997 on the job as a congressman: low key.

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Related Topix: US News, Republican, US House of Representatives, US Politics

Thu Jun 06, 2013

The Hill

Bills boosting states' environmental oversight pass first hurdle

Four Republican-authored bills to give states more authority over environmental regulation passed through a House subcommittee with little opposition on Thursday and will now head to the full panel.

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Related Topix: US Politics, Fred Upton, US News, Republican, US House of Representatives, Environment, Science, Environmental Law, Law, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

Politico

Salazar joins WilmerHale law firm - House panel takes up offshore...

SALAZAR JOINS WILMERHALE: Former Interior Secretary Ken Salazar is joining the law firm WilmerHale as a partner.

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Related Topix: US Politics, Ken Salazar, US News, US Senate, Democrat, Republican, US House of Representatives, Doc Hastings, Dianne Feinstein, Ron Wyden, Dennis Hastert

Wed Jun 05, 2013

NEI Nuclear Notes

Rep. John Shimkus on Yucca Mountain: Can You Hear Me Now?

You can't find a more passionate supporter of the Yucca Mountain repository on Capitol Hill than Rep. John Shimkus .

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, Republican, US House of Representatives, Barack Obama, US Senate, Democrat, Nuclear Energy, Illinois, Illinois Government

The News-Gazette

Some Republicans say 13th primary will hurt party

Erika Harold announces her intention to seek the Republican nomination for U.S. Representative in the 13th Congressional District of Illinois at the front entrance to Urbana High School on Tuesday June 4, 2013.

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Related Topix: US News, US Politics, Representative Rodney Davis, Republican, US House of Representatives, US Senate, Senator Dick Durbin, Mahomet, IL

Wed May 29, 2013

The Huffington Post

Doug Ibendahl: No Sign of Leadership in Race for New Illinois GOP Chair

The Illinois Republican Party's governing board, the state central committee, is scheduled to meet this Saturday, June 1, at the Hilton in Springfield to pick a new state chairman.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, Republican, US House of Representatives, Senator Mark Kirk, US Senate, Illinois

Mon May 27, 2013

Belleville News Democrat

Local lawmakers weigh in on issues to be resolved

The metro-east delegation includes two freshmen congressmen: U.S. Rep. Bill Enyart, D-Belleville; and U.S. Rep.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, Representative Rodney Davis, Republican, US House of Representatives, Collinsville, IL, Senator Mark Kirk, US Senate, US Military, Scott Air Force Base, US Air Force

WAND-TV Decatur

Illinois governor to march in Memorial Day parade

Gov. Pat Quinn plans to start Monday by marching in the Park Ridge Memorial Day parade in suburban Chicago.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, Republican, US House of Representatives, Memorial Day, Life, Holidays, Pat Quinn, US Governors

Wed May 22, 2013

The Weekly Standard

A Glimmer of Hope for the Illinois GOP

After a decade of the Democratic party dominating all levers in government the state of Illinois is a mess.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, Representative Rodney Davis, Republican, US House of Representatives, Illinois, Illinois Government, Pension, Personal Finance