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In Federal Spending Bill, Christmas Comes Early for Polluters, Oil and Gas Industry, and Wall Street High Rollers

Bill for 2015 Funding Guts Protections for Rivers and Wildlife, Cuts Regulatory Oversight of Financial Sector, Exposure to Toxic Chemicals, Children’s Nutrition

WASHINGTON—(ENEWSPF)–December 12, 2014.  The U.S. House of Representatives passed a 2015 omnibus spending bill yesterday larded with dozens of riders and funding cuts that favor corporate profits over protections for people, their health, wildlife and the country’s environment.

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Included in the 1,600-page bill are provisions prohibiting the Environmental Protection Agency from regulating lead…

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