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Legislative riders target environmental protections
Posted by Washington Post: Darryl Fears and and Juliet Eilperin on July 28th, 2011
Washington Post: For environmentalists, it was something to shout about. In a rare show of defiance, 37 House Republicans broke party ranks two days ago and voted with Democrats to strike an amendment from an appropriations bill that forbade the Fish and Wildlife Service from listing any new plant or animal as endangered.
In telephone calls and e-mails, environmentalists at groups such as the National Wildlife Federation and Defenders of Wildlife called the vote "historic' and "awesome' in surprised reactions....
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