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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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"… ire programs of stimulus money. For instance, with a single signature, one NEPA officer cleared all stimulus-funded projects to upgrade electrical grids with more …"

"… enged such decisions at other departments. Energy officials counter that NEPA officers had to examine each project in order to discard the ones that did not fal …"

"… ojects would result in significant harm. “I’d eat my hat if [NEPA officers] got something wrong,” Energy’s Harris told the Center, refer …"

"… referring to the exclusions. But the debate goes beyond the judgments of NEPA officers. According to documents, the Obama administration has unequivocally concl …"

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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"… n the writing or editing of this report. …"