The EPA Regs Kick in on Jan 2. By John Broder, NYTimes, 12/31/10. “With the federal government set to regulate climate-altering gases from factories and power plants for the first time, the Obama administration and the new Congress are headed for a clash that carries substantial risks for both sides… The administration is on notice that if it moves too far and too fast in trying to curtail the ubiquitous gases that are heating the planet it risks a Congressional backlash that could set back the effort for years. But the newly muscular Republicans in Congress could also stumble by moving too aggressively to handcuff the Environmental Protection Agency, provoking a popular outcry that they are endangering public health in the service of their well-heeled patrons in industry… With Mr. Obama’s hand forced by the mandates of the Clean Air Act and a 2007 Supreme Court decision, his EPA. will impose the first regulation of major stationary sources of greenhouse gases starting Jan. 2.”
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