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EPA reverses Bush on rocket fuel

Politico - 11hrs 49mins ago

The Obama Administration announced plans Wednesday to clamp down on perchlorate in Drinking Water, reversing a George W. Bush-era decision not to regulate the chemical used to make rocket fuel and explosives. The Environmental Protection Agency …

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Democrats pounce on Republican agenda to redefine rape, limit abortion funding

Examiner.com - 2hrs ago

Republicans are pushing forward in their attempt to redefine Rape and limit Federal Funding for Abortions with the first hearings on the issue set for next week. Rep. Chris Smith (R-N.J.) introduced the No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act in Janu…

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Remainders: Punxsutawney Phil

Politico - 5hrs 32mins ago

Punxsutawney Phil, the weather predicting groundhog, crawls off the shoulder of handler Ben Hughes during the annual Groundhog Day festivities Wednesday, Feb. 2, 2011, in Punxsutawney, Pa. Protests continue through violence. Is McCain the maveri…

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Sarah Palin's Safari Club Speech: 'We Eat Organic -- We Just Have To Shoot It First'

The Huffington Post - 6hrs 1min ago

Sarah Palin loves animals... next to her mashed potatoes. This was just one of many revelatory proclamations that the former Republican vice-presidential Candidate offered this past weekend at the Safari Club International (SCI) Convention in Re…

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Mourdock to enter Senate race this month

Politico - 7hrs 20mins ago

Indiana State Treasurer Richard Mourdock is taking the steps to formally launch a primary challenge against six-term Sen. Richard Lugar in the coming weeks, according to multiple Republicans familiar with his thinking. Mourdock, a former County …

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Poll: Democrats and Republicans Strongly Favor Alternative Energy Incentives, Tax Overhaul

Politics Daily - 8hrs 48mins ago

One of the big questions for Congress in 2011, now that Republicans control the House while Democrats still hold the reins in the Senate, is what issues both parties might be able to jointly address. While public opinion is not always the determin…

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Newt's Unpopular Anti-EPA Crusade

Mother Jones - 9hrs 37mins ago

Newt Gingrich has made abolishing the Environmental Protection Agency a central theme in what many believe to be the early days of a presidential bid. He first referenced the idea in a Speech last week in Iowa, then elaborated on the plan in an em…

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Perchlorate, Rocket Fuel Chemical In Drinking Water, To Be Regulated By EPA

The Huffington Post - 13hrs 14mins ago

WASHINGTON — The Environmental Protection Agency is setting the first Drinking Water standard for a toxic rocket fuel ingredient linked to thyroid problems in pregnant women and young Children, the Obama Administration is to announce on We…

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