[markomalley]

I think the Congressional Dhims are worried that the EPA regs would start to be enforced (with the associated cost increases) prior to the 2010 elections...thus giving their opponents an opportunity to make the bloodbath yet even worse.

[gusopol3]

I’m going to vote for the candidate who promises to defund EPA and implode their building. It would be a good start.

[palmer]

major polluters

I get nauseated every time I read that. These are the people who make our lives better, easier, more comfortable, etc. They will move to China if they can, and if not, they will pass on the taxes to what is left of our middle class. Net effect on "climate": zero.

[charles1252]

Great Point! It also isn't surprising that regulators are charging ahead to regulate, control, assess, and badger anyone they can with whatever power they have now.

[Rocky]

You may be right. This may be a gift to the opposition.

[steelyourfaith]

 

Beam me to Planet Gore !

[BuffaloJack]

The EPA is an unnecessary liberal luxury not enumerated in the Constitution. It should be disbanded and the funding put to better use.

[Ben Ficklin]

The issue is found in paragraph 5 of the article where it mentions "tailoring" and 25,000 tons.

The Clean Air Act is set up to regulate smog gasses and the 250 ton limit is correct.

When SCOTUS said regulate CO2 within the Clean Air Act, then strictly/legally speaking EPA would have to regulate any and every one who emits more than 250 tons of CO2.

But 250 tons of a smog gas and 250 tons of a climate gas are different animals. A church or a large office building will emit 250 tons of CO2.

So, rather than apply the lower more stringent standard, and make many, many suffer under the 260 ton reg and turn public opinion against EPA, EPA decided to "tailor" the reg, or change it to 25,000 tons so it affects only the largest emitters(14,000).

But, EPA doesn't have the legal authority to make that change, only Congress does.

So, if EPA does tailor the reg and enforce the 25,000 ton emitters, then the large emitters will sue EPA saying that EPA has to enforce the 250 ton emitters, which will turn public opinion.

[Old Professer]

Let the lawsuits begin...