Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Gina McCarthy testifies at an oversight hearing of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee. CREDIT: AP A group of Senate Republicans notorious for denying climate science sent a letter to the Environmental Protection Agency on Wednesday, demanding that the agency explain the science it used to justify proposed regulations on carbon dioxide emissions.

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