PAC For a Change

06/10/2008	Senate debate a sign of readiness to tackle global warming Last week, the United States Senate had a landmark moment in the fight against global warming when 54 senators came down on the side of tackling this issue now.
05/13/2008	Lawmakers question dismissal of EPA official Sens. Barbara Boxer, D-Calif., and Sheldon Whitehouse, D-R.I., asked the EPA for any documents related to the departure of Mary Gade and her work to enforce the clean up of dioxin contamination near Dow Chemical Co.'s headquarters in Midland, Mic
04/30/2008	White House blocked EPA studies, GAO reports A congressional watchdog agency has found that White House officials repeatedly intervened in the government's scientific process for assessing the health risks of toxic chemicals, prompting Sen. Barbara Boxer to threaten giving Congress control of the program.
04/25/2008	Boxer named 'Environmental Legislator of the Year' The South Coast Air Quality Management District is naming U.S. Sen. Barbara Boxer as its "Environmental Legislator of the Year."
04/02/2008	Boxer: Explanation Needed on Polar Bears Boxer said Kempthorne and other administration officials were "ducking their responsibility to the American people" by delaying a decision on the bears -- and then failing to appear at a hearing to explain why.
03/26/2008	Boxer Urges Support for Foreclosure Protection Act Senator Barbara Boxer urged public support for legislation which addresses the home mortgage foreclosure crisis.
03/11/2008	AP Water Probe Prompts Senate Hearings Senator Boxer, D-Calif., said she was "alarmed at the news" that pharmaceuticals are turning up in the nation's drinking water.
02/29/2008	EPA Chief's Final Decision On California C02 Ruling Scorned Chairwoman of the Senate environment panel Barbara Boxer, D-Calif., said earlier this week that she would be working together with Rep. Henry Waxman, D- Calif., chairman of the House oversight panel, to subpoena emails and records of discussions between the executive branch and the EPA.
02/26/2008	Sen. Barbara Boxer's work on water bill earns award Sen. Barbara Boxer received a leadership award Tuesday for her work on a water bill that became law last year despite a presidential veto.
02/10/2008	Boxer ready for round 2 in global warming fight "All it takes is some political will," she told the crowd. "With the ever expanding number of Americans who are waking up to this, we will do it."
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