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The coal lobby and their allies are trying to block the EPA from protecting public health, but we’ve held the line against some of their worst attacks: In March 2011, the U.S. Senate rejected a bill that would have blocked standards for soot, mercury and carbon pollution. In April, the Senate defeated four more bills that would have blocked the EPA from cutting air pollution. In this photo, Environment New Jersey Field Organizer Doug O'Malley presents Sen. Frank Lautenberg a certificate for being a clean air hero in Congress.