U.S. House axes rules to prevent corruption, pollution

By Lisa LambertWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Two major U.S. rules aimed at curbing corruption and pollution in the energy sector may be entirely wiped from the books by next week, after the Republican-led House of Representatives on Wednesday voted to repeal them.The Senate is expected to take up repealing the rules, both of which were years in the making, as soon as Thursday.Under the virtually untested Congressional Review Act, the Republican-led Congress can vote to permanently undo newly minted reg