Big polluters freed from environmental oversight by stimulus

By Kristen Lombardi and John Solomon

In the name of job creation and clean energy, the Obama administration has doled out billions of dollars in stimulus money to some of the na

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By The Center for Public Integrity

Bush climate change experts still pushing policy

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Wisconsin firm receives energy grant despite chronic pollution problems

By Kate Golden

Excerpts from this story referencing "National Environmental Policy Act":

"… s funded by federal agencies, freeing those projects from review under the National Environmental Policy Act, or NEPA. Coal-burning utilities like Westar Energy and Duke Energy, chemi …"

Wisconsin firm receives energy grant despite chronic pollution problems

By Kate Golden

Last December, when Wisconsin Gov. Jim Doyle announced $14.5 million in federal stimulus funds for energy-efficiency projects involving nine

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Energy Department stimulus funds produce questionable results

By Laurel Adams

Missed warning signs: A Solyndra timeline

By Ronnie Greene

U.S. advisory group on fracking has abundant ties to energy industry

By Evan Bush

Few stimulus-financed energy projects were ‘shovel ready’

By Alexandra Duszak

Excerpts from this story referencing "National Environmental Policy Act":

"… ving to conduct an analysis of its environmental impact as required by the National Environmental Policy Act — just like 99 percent of the $33 billion in stimulus projects funded by …"

"… whether a project should trigger a detailed environmental review under the National Environmental Policy Act, or NEPA. Such reviews can take months or even years to complete.The form …"