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GOP lines up to scrap midnight energy rules

By John Siciliano
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GOP lines up to scrap midnight energy rules

Republican lawmakers began their effort Monday to scrap two environmental regulations issued in the waning hours of the Obama administration.

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., led the charge with Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., in introducing the first of two resolutions to repeal the Stream Protection Rule, which places strict requirements on the coal mining industry in their states.

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