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WASHINGTON, August 26, 2009 - As many as 9,300 jobs would be wiped out in North Dakota if a climate change bill passed in the U.S. House of Representatives becomes law, a study shows. The average North Dakota household would see its purchasing power drop by as much as $1,880 a year.

WASHINGTON - As many as 22,200 jobs would be wiped out in Colorado if a climate change bill passed in the U.S. House of Representatives becomes law, a study shows. The average Colorado household would see its purchasing power drop by as much as $1,100 a year.

WASHINGTON, August 24, 2009 - As many as 65,200 jobs would be wiped out in Indiana if a climate change bill passed in the U.S. House of Representatives becomes law, a study shows. The average Indiana household would see its purchasing power drop by as much as $1,050 a year

As many as 80,400 jobs would be wiped out in Tennessee if a climate change bill passed in the U.S. House of Representatives becomes law, a study shows.

WASHINGTON, August 24, 2009 - A new poll of registered voters in Ohio found that 63 percent opposed Waxman-Markey type climate change legislation, once they heard about analyses warning of potential job cuts and higher consumer fuel costs. Only 18 percent of Ohioans supported it.

WASHINGTON, August 21, 2009 - A new poll of registered voters in New Mexico found that 65 percent opposed Waxman-Markey type climate change legislation, once they heard about analyses warning of potential job cuts and higher consumer fuel costs. Only 20 percent of New Mexicans supported it.

WASHINGTON, August 21, 2009 - A new poll of registered voters in North Carolina found that 67 percent opposed Waxman-Markey type climate change legislation, once they heard about analyses warning of potential job cuts and higher consumer fuel costs. Only 19 percent of North Carolinians supported it.

WASHINGTON, August 21, 2009 - A new poll of registered voters in Texas found that 62 percent opposed Waxman-Markey type climate change legislation, once they heard about analyses warning of potential job cuts and higher consumer fuel costs. Only 18 percent of Texans supported it.

WASHINGTON, August 20, 2009 - As many as 18,900 jobs would be wiped out in New Mexico if a climate change bill passed in the U.S. House of Representatives becomes law, a study shows. The average New Mexico household would see its purchasing power drop by as much as $1,230 a year.

WASHINGTON, August 3, 2009 - The American Petroleum Institute today told the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency that there is no scientific basis for its proposed short-term nitrogen oxide (NO2) national ambient air quality standard. In testimony at an EPA public hearing in Arlington, Virginia, Howard Feldman, director of Regulatory and Scientific Affairs, said API supports maintaining the current annual NO2 NAAQS of 53 parts per billion because it fully meets the requirement to protect public health.