Today show report ... rules ignored criticism

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http://mediamatters.org/items/200503150010

A brief NBC News report on the Environmental Protection Agency's new power plant regulations offered only the administration's spin on the rules but failed to mention that they are among the most controversial and widely criticized environmental regulations that the Bush administration has issued.

Substitute news anchor Natalie Morales reported the story on the March 15 edition of NBC's Today:

MORALES: Today, the EPA is set to issue new regulations for power plants. The Bush administration says the new rules may raise electricity rates, but should cut mercury pollution in half by the year 2020.

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But despite the administration's claims, environmental groups, local and state air pollution regulators, and even current and former EPA employees have criticized the new regulations.


why report news, its so much work to have to ask questions, plus,
those white house guys are so hot!