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Plan to limit EPA’s regulation of greenhouse gases fails
Loading ...The US Senate this afternoon defeated a bid to limit federal regulation of greenhouse gases, instead siding with the White House and environmentalists who said limiting regulators would harm efforts to fight climate change.
Senator Scott Brown this morning had joined the push to limit powers given to the Environmental Protection Agency under the Clean Air Act, saying it brings unwarranted regulations that would hurt businesses.
The resolution, which was being pushed by Senator Lisa Murkowski, an Alaska Republican, was adamantly opposed by environmental groups, the Obama administration, and Senator John Kerry. Ultimately, it failed by a vote of 47-to-53.
“Why is it that the United States of America is more dependent today on foreign oil than we were before September 11?” Kerry said during a fiery floor speech. “Because we haven’t done anything — nothing — to reduce our dependence on foreign oil. We have an opportunity to do it now. This is about that.”
If the measure had passed, it would have disrupt a major argument for his climate change legislation. A key bargaining chip for Kerry has been that the EPA’s regulations would be more far-reaching than Congressional ones. Kerry’s bill would prohibit the EPA from developing its own rules, while instead putting a price on carbon emissions.
Continue Reading at Boston.com.
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