Another woman after power--Lisa Jackson. She's not waiting for a climate bill, either.
Even a very brief google search shows she intends to bring recovery to a halt. But Obama never was serious about it anyway. Hasn’t yet released most of the money for the “shovel ready” projects. No matter. Joe Biden says recovery has succeeded beyond his wildest dreams. I hope so. I'm tired of seeing so many businesses go under.
EPA is suppressing climate data because it doesn’t fit the power grab. Link
“Though she is willing to use current law to cut greenhouse gases, Jackson said it would be better if Congress passed climate legislation. A new law would forestall lawsuits, she said. The House of Representatives passed a climate-change bill in June. The Senate has not yet acted. Link.
Most metropolitan areas in South Carolina face potentially tougher air-pollution rules that critics say will make it harder for industries to locate or expand in the Palmetto State. Link
The Environmental Protection Agency issued a revised set of standards for hospital, medical and infectious waste incinerators that will require facilities to reduce their emissions. . . The agency estimates that it will cost the existing 57 medical-waste incinerator operators roughly $15.5 million annually to comply with the new standards.Link
The head of the Environmental Protection Agency says the government will consider tougher standards to limit the production of ozone, and that has raised concerns in Southeast Texas. Link
June 30, 2009: The Environmental Protection Agency announced on Tuesday that it will grant a waiver for California and 13 other states to set automobile emission standards that are higher than national ones—at least for the next two years. . . The Clean Air Act allows states to follow either national standards or California’s standards. Thirteen states have chosen to follow California: Arizona, Connecticut, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont and Washington, as well as the District of Columbia. Link
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Hi. Very informative article. In this era it must be very hard to do politics. However, it's never been easy. But now,on the one hand effort of economic recovery and on the other hand environmental problems like climate changes are two quite contradictory issues. In my opinion, we have to prepare that both areas will evolve very slowly despite any political representation.
Best regards,
Jay
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