Attack on EPA waiver decision begins

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Late Thursday, the Senate Commitee on Environment and Public Works also sent a demand to the EPA for documents relating to the waiver deliberations, including all records "presenting options, recommendations, 'pros and cons' legal issues or risks, (and) political implications."

The letter signed by the committee's chairwoman, Sen. Barbara Boxer, D-Calif., also sought records of all contacts with the vice president's office and White House by Jan. 7, including e-mails. Boxer said the formal two-page denial by EPA "is unsupported by legal or technical analysis" and the decision "appears to be contrary to the Clean Air Act and the science."

Likewise Henry Waxman wrote, "Your decision not only has important consequences to our nation, but it raises serious questions about the integrity of the decision-making process," Waxman wrote. "In fact, reports indicate that you overruled the unanimous recommendations of EPA's legal and technical staffs in rejecting California's petition."

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