"House Democrats Take Aim at GOP Environmental Voting Record"

"The Republican-led House has voted to 'stop,' 'block' or 'undermine' efforts to protect the environment 110 times since taking over the majority in January, two senior Democrats said last week.

Reps. Henry Waxman (D-Calif.) and Edward Markey (D-Mass.), who sponsored a bill that passed the House in 2009 that would have established a cap-and-trade scheme for greenhouse gas emissions, said the current House has done more to scuttle environmental protections than any in history.

'The new Republican majority seems intent on restoring the robber-baron era where there were no controls on pollution from power plants, oil refineries and factories,' said Waxman, who serves as top Democrat on the Energy and Commerce Committee.

Natural Resources ranking member Markey, meanwhile, said the Republican agenda was a rifle 'pointed right at the heart of America's clean energy future.'"

Jean Chemnick reports for Greenwire August 1, 2011.

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