How did this guy win a Nobel Prize? Continue reading Krugman: Springtime for Toxics
Category: EPA
Cynical: EPA ‘doesn’t order plants to shut down’
It’s “really a business choice by the owner.” Continue reading Cynical: EPA ‘doesn’t order plants to shut down’
WSJ: Lisa Jackson’s Power Play
“The rest of the purported benefits—to be precise, 99.99%—come by double-counting pollution reductions like soot that the EPA regulates through separate programs and therefore most will happen anyway. Using such “co-benefits” is an abuse of the cost-benefit process and shows that Cass Sunstein’s team at the White House regulatory office—many of whom opposed the rule—got steamrolled.” Continue reading WSJ: Lisa Jackson’s Power Play
EPA sets ‘poison standards’ for power plants?
The New York Times trashes 450 years of toxicology in a single headline. Continue reading EPA sets ‘poison standards’ for power plants?
House Committee Leaders Criticize EPA Utility MACT Announcement
They cite continued lack of transparency and “press release science.” Continue reading House Committee Leaders Criticize EPA Utility MACT Announcement
Gross: EPA power plant rule to be unveiled today at children’s hospital
Why not a special-ed class or a child’s funeral? Continue reading Gross: EPA power plant rule to be unveiled today at children’s hospital
AP: Power plant closures to cost US towns jobs, taxes
And we have yet to see if the lights will stay on. Continue reading AP: Power plant closures to cost US towns jobs, taxes
Inhofe: EPA ignoring inquiry into peer review
If only EPA had a bunny. Continue reading Inhofe: EPA ignoring inquiry into peer review
Activists press EPA for tough GHG permit restrictions
Enviros are aiming to make cap-and-trade look like it would have been a walk in the park. Continue reading Activists press EPA for tough GHG permit restrictions
House GOP wastes year: No significant EPA riders in budget omnibus
We’ve failed. Congrats to Lisa Jackson. The House GOP get an “F-” for effort in reining in the EPA. Continue reading House GOP wastes year: No significant EPA riders in budget omnibus
Utility MACT: $600 million in costs for 0.2% emissions reduction
No, that’s not a sign of an out-of-control EPA. Continue reading Utility MACT: $600 million in costs for 0.2% emissions reduction
House approps bill: Cuts EPA budget, repeals light bulb ban
Here’s a summary of the House’s disappointing year-end appropriations bill. Continue reading House approps bill: Cuts EPA budget, repeals light bulb ban