Dec 20 2007
EPA Refuses California’s Stricter Limits on Emissions
Via NPR
The EPA has never before rejected a request from California to set tougher air pollution standards, but Johnson said this time is different because climate change is a global problem.
I don’t know what to say. 17 states want stricter emissions standards and the Bush administration won’t let them. Their reason? Basically that their friends in the auto industry would have it too rough if California was able to set its own standards. The car manufacturers in the piece say that one standard is better than a hodgepog of standards. I can almost see their point. However, if I recall correctly, the only state that is allowed to file a request with the EPA to set tougher pollution standards is California. Other states can then set the same standards as California. Therefore, there would not be a “hodgepog” of standards. There would be 2.
The EPA really has no reason to reject the waiver. During the next year there won’t be much politically contentious legislation, but hopefully after to 2008 elections congress will overhaul the role of the EPA (translation for Republicans: EPA stands for Environmental Protection Agency) - to you know - protect the environment.
I can’t wait until Bush is out of office.
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Democratic ticket w/ Obama and Clinton will win the popular vote by quite a large margin. The vote in the electoral college will be close though, perhaps due to faulty electronic voting. Democrats will hold on to their slim majorities in both houses of congress.
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California has the legal right to set its own emission standards, as set forth in the Clean Air Act. They and other states have asked for this about 50 times and the EPA has never denied a request until now. The ‘environmentally friendly’ Bush Administration is a sickening collection of toadies and shills.
EPA Administrator Johnson went against the advice of his technical staff and that of his legal staff. He wastes taxpayer dollars and endangers public health and safety by obstructing the inevitable.
Scwarzenegger will sick Att Gen Jerry Brown on the EPA and they will win. Hopefully a new Washington Administration will reverse the ruling and speed that process.