Washington Bureau – Jim Tankersley of LA Times
The Environmental Protection Agency on Wednesday unveiled a detailed proposal for using the government’s regulatory powers to curb greenhouse gas emissions reassuring foreign allies on the U.S. commitment to fighting climate change and warning Congress that the administration will act on its own if lawmakers fail to address the issue.
The proposed regulations would apply to large-scale industrial sources of heat-trapping gases, including power plants, factories and refineries, but not to smaller sources, such as new schools, as some critics of EPA action had feared.→ complete story
The Plug comment: EPA & Congress—out of control.
