Sentences with phrase «rejecting special authority»
Interior Secretary Ken Salazar announced today that he will retain the Bush administration's controversial rule on polar bear protections, rejecting special authority given to him by Congress and the pleas of Democratic lawmakers, environmentalists and scientists to overturn the regulation.
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The legislation to reduce political interference and patronage at the Port Authority won unanimous approval in Albany and Trenton following the Bridgegate scandal and toll hikes, but the governors rejected the bills, and instead endorsed the changes recommended by the special bi-state panel they appointed, Langford reported.