"WASHINGTON -- The House of Representatives [Monday] passed a compromise bill to raise the U.S. debt ceiling and make deep cuts in spending. A majority of House Republicans, and about half the Democrats approved the package, just a day before the deadline. ...

The deal, which includes no increases in taxes or revenue, has prompted fear among some environmentalists that spending cuts would harm public health and that in the end, big, profitable oil companies would keep their existing government subsidies."

Environment News Service had the story August 1, 2011.
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SEE ALSO:

"The GOP's Hidden Debt-Deal Agenda: Gut the EPA" (TIME)
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"Energy Subsidy Battle Reignites as Debt Deal Preserves Tax Breaks" (Greenwire)
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"Heat Wave 2011: States Cut Programs Helping Families Pay Electric Bills" (Huffington Post) [5]

"U.S. Nuclear Fund For Waste, Not Deficit: Panel" (Reuters) [6]

"Energy Programs Prepare for Debt Deal Pain" (Politico) [7]

"Nobel Prize Winner Pursues Clean-Tech Leadership With Thinning Wallet" (ClimateWire)
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"Energy Programs Prepare for Cuts" (Politico) [9]

"Debt Deal Would See Sharp Energy Spending Cuts: Ex-Clinton Energy Advisor" (Platts) [10]