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Ed Whitfield: DOE has relinquished the lead to EPA, and much of DOE's actions amount to little more than a support role.

On the recordFebruary 10, 2015
DOE has relinquished the lead to EPA, and much of DOE's actions amount to little more than a support role.
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Ed Whitfield
Republican · Kentucky

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Criticism of the Department of Energy's diminishing role under the EPA's influence.

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