White House Loosens Clean Air Rules
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By JOHN HEILPRIN:
"The changes were sought by the utility, coal and oil industries, and were the
subject of months of review at the White House. The electric utility and coal
industries were both major donors to Republicans for the 2002 and 2000
elections.
Electric companies and their employees contributed at least $11 million to
the GOP in the 2001-02 election cycle, more than twice as much as they
gave Democrats, according to figures compiled by the Center for Responsive
Politics, a nonpartisan group that tracks campaign finance.
Coal companies and their employees made at least $1.9 million in political
contributions in that period, with more than $8 of every $10 going to
Republicans, the center found.
Bush's 2000 presidential campaign was also a major beneficiary of the
industries' largess. Several energy executives raised at least $100,000 each
for Bush's campaign, and the energy industry, including electric and mining
companies, gave more than $2.8 million.
Many of the fund-raisers and donors were members of Bush's transition
team, weighing in on energy and environmental policy as the president set
up his administration. "
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