EPA Climate Change Regulations Increasing, Not As Strong As Action By Congress Would Be

Yahoo! News:

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will roll out more regulations on greenhouse gases and other pollution to help fight climate change, but they will not be as strong as action by Congress, a senior administration official said.

The agency "has a huge role to play in continuing the work to move from where we are now to lower carbon emissions", said the official, who did not want to be identified as the EPA policies are still being formed.

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Comments

[OkieMon]

09:58 PM on 09/06/2010

has the epa put back in force clinton's mercury regulations for power plants that bushed/chained recinded?

[vetxcl]

07:03 PM on 09/05/2010

frankly i can stand sen reid. he's a freekin wimp. but, it's nice to hear that the epa can do something, maybe, if the repugnicants don't stop this and sen reid allows them to.

[getoffmedz]

12:29 PM on 09/05/2010

The anti-Administration and pro-fossil fuel industry tr0//$ have already captured this topic.

heckofajob

[lulu2010]

03:25 AM on 09/05/2010

First the EPA needs to distinguish between Carbon and CO2 then perhaps they could be taken seriously

[vetxcl]

07:04 PM on 09/05/2010

that's been done. nice try at adding confusion.

[CentralVA]

06:08 PM on 09/04/2010

Now is not the time to impose job killing regulations.

The EPA should hold off until the recovery is well underway.

[steavn]

06:41 PM on 09/04/2010

And then it will still not be the time, people will say they should hold off until something else.. there is no easy time for large scale changes, but the right time has come and gone.. the longer we wait, the more srastic the changes will have to be.

[DocSkull]

07:54 AM on 09/07/2010

"Now is not the time to impose job killing regulations."

Ok, nobody was planning any.

[MarkInEugene]

11:43 AM on 09/04/2010

The clock is ticking, world human population levels continue to increase, humanity continues to view the environment as a limitless dumping ground. The vast majority of us still fail to understand that the environment is an extension of our bodies. We require a healthy environment just as much as a healthy heart to thrive in life. Too many political and corporate leaders fail to understand the environmental imperative that we now face.

Already the slow insidious decay into a polluted world of meager subsistence and persistent illness is upon us. Make no mistake, without decisive steps to curtail population growth and environmental degradation even the most cavalier anti-environmentalists among us will not be immune to the perils of life at maximum carrying capacity. As we approach the limits of sustainable population growth, more will die and become ill until we act globally.

This will be the greatest challenge that humanity has ever faced: to come together with a global purpose to reduce our numbers and restore the health of our environment and ourselves.

[lulu2010]

03:25 AM on 09/05/2010

James Lee manifesto

[John Mainstream]

09:31 AM on 09/04/2010

Venture capitalists are backing bio-fuel projects that would replace all of the gasoline used in cars and trucks by 2050 at a cost at the pump of $1/gal.

[John Mainstream]

09:19 AM on 09/04/2010

The unsubsidized Brazilian ethanol industry offers a fuel that is on average $1 below the price of gas. Because of the influence of big oil and corn producers on the Obama/Pelosi Democrats, Congress continues its embargo against Brazilian ethanol. At minimum, Congress should allow Brazilian ethannol to be imported to high smog areas on the United States so that E85 could be economically used by Americans living in polluted regions. But then EPA wouldn't be able to push cap & trade.

[MeRainyday]

12:56 AM on 09/04/2010

Anything would be stronger than our No NOTHING Senate would roll out..... They would just repeal them all (after the KOCH's paid them enough)

[steavn]

12:51 AM on 09/04/2010

The problem with the EPA handling all of this is as soon as the Republicans get back into the whitehouse, it will all be rolled back again. How much good does it really do?

[Goodworks98]

07:00 PM on 09/03/2010

Good information on the corporation that is intent on destroying environmental regulations...
It’s Started – How a Huge Corporation Is Buying Our Government
In a recent series we wrote about the legal ways that individuals, organizations and corporations can influence our lawmakers, particularly those in Washington, DC. We’ve also commented on a recent Supreme Court ruling that allows corporations to be legally treated as individuals when it comes to spending money on political campaigning. It even opens the doors for foreign companies to become more deeply involved in our internal affairs. We thought that the first signs would be increased spending on electioneering during the midterms, but there’s now much more ominous proof of the dangers that critics of the Supreme Court ruling foresaw. [...]http://silverbuzzcafe.com/?p=13240

[RunningBecky]

06:38 PM on 09/03/2010

It's typical of all the "good" laws, regulations and changes coming out of Washington. Yes, the new standards are an improvement but in no way are they sufficient to bring the meaningful changes the situation requires. The difference between the Republicans and Democrates is the Democrates will slowly strangle us while the Republicans will do it fast and make a profit in the process. Normally any improvement is good but in this case it's pretty much meaningless. Huggs Becky

[LeFlaneur]

10:12 PM on 09/03/2010

Well sadly, this seems to be our choice in the US today: Limp in the right direction or sprint in the wrong one. Take your pick.

[stopthemadness69]

06:32 PM on 09/03/2010

Good for them, I 'm glad they were given the power to act if congress doesn't and they haven't.
How can republicans walk away from a bill they helped write and expect to have any credibility left?

[gjdenk]

03:29 PM on 09/03/2010

"The EPA will roll out more regulations on greenhouse gases and other pollution to help fight climate change, but they will not be as strong as action by Congress..." They had better be FAR STRONGER than action by Congress (as Congress has been been completely delinquent in addressing climate pollution).

The time is NOW! Please, for our sons and daughters... for all our sakes... Please do the necessary job of holding polluters accountable for pollution that is costing us our future! It's now or never.

[AJH]

03:03 PM on 09/03/2010

Kind of funny I had to run someone down all these things yesterday.

The fly ash might be the most game changing if the waste get's declared hazardous waste. It may provides a potential window via superfund to closed facilities with accountable corporations still alive which could force coal companies to shell out big bucks to clean up legacy pollution. Not sure if SMACRA protects from superfund liability which can be retroactive. It will be very interesting to see Sarbanes reports post rule change and see what environmetnal liabilities and risks companies add. Of course if they get it wrong that could have risks as well.

And of course if that impacts share value that impacts borrowing capacity.

I strongly suspect banks lending concerns may stem from this. Can't wait to see it play out.