Rockefeller Supports Measure Aimed at Epa: ; Senator Backs Plan That Would Strip Agency of Authority to Regulate Greenhouse Gases

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Sen. Jay Rockefeller, D-W.Va., threw his support Tuesday behind a "resolution of disapproval" aimed at reversing federal regulators' attempts to curb the release of gases they believe are causing global climate change.

But the White House raised the stakes on the Senate's first major climate change vote of the year, threatening to veto the Republican- led effort to stop the Environmental Protection Agency from carrying out regulations controlling greenhouse gases.

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Rockefeller Supports Measure Aimed at Epa: ; Senator Backs Plan That Would Strip Agency of Authority to Regulate Greenhouse Gases

The White House, citing the environmental damage caused by the Gulf oil spill, said the measure to overturn new EPA regulations would increase the nation's dependence on oil and other foss...

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