Article Photos: GOP decries looming 'regulatory cliff' in new term



  FILE - In this Nov. 30, 2012, file photo, logger Eric Davis runs down the road as a truck loaded with logs is readied in the forest near Banks, Ore. While the looming fiscal cliff dominates political conversation in Washington, some Republicans and business groups see signs of a "regulatory cliff" they say could be just as damaging to the economy. In recent weeks, the Environmental Protection Agency has proposed rules to scale back mercury emission limits for new power plants and deal with runoff from logging roads. (AP Photo/Don Ryan, File)

FILE - In this Nov. 30, 2012, file photo, logger Eric Davis runs down the road as a truck loaded with logs is readied in the forest near Banks, Ore. While the looming fiscal cliff dominates political conversation in Washington, some Republicans and business groups see signs of a "regulatory cliff" they say could be just as damaging to the economy. In recent weeks, the Environmental Protection Agency has proposed rules to scale back mercury emission limits for new power plants and deal with runoff from logging roads. (AP Photo/Don Ryan, File)