U.S. Chamber of Commerce in climate rift

Two utilities pull out; group says it just wants EPA to be transparent

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – A rift widened between the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and some utilities as another major power provider quit over the business group’s hard stance on pending climate regulation.

The Public Service Company of New Mexico, the state’s largest utility, quit the chamber Friday just days after California’s largest utility, Pacific Gas and Electric Co., said it was leaving because of the chamber’s “extreme” positions.

Both sides of the climate change debate are escalating campaigns to sway national and global policy at a critical juncture.

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