Word: epa
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...long list of things that keep coal-industry executives awake at night is the possibility that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will begin to regulate carbon dioxide as a pollutant. Now it seems that nightmare is at hand...
...skilled Washington hand like former White House Chief of Staff John Podesta, who oversaw the Obama transition operation. Podesta, however, has indicated that he is not interested in returning to government; sources say he turned down the White House "energy czar" job that ultimately went to former EPA Administrator Carol Browner...
...until 2020). California requested a waiver for its own tough standards - under the Clean Air Act, the state has the right to ask to set tougher environmental rules than the Federal Government - but in an unprecedented move in December 2007, Stephen Johnson, the Bush-appointed head of the EPA, denied California's request. (Read "Obama Cleans Up After Bush...
...greens, that denial was a sign of just how intransigent the Bush Administration had become on global warming. Not only would the Bush EPA refuse to take action on its own to slow the growth in carbon emissions, it would actively prevent states - even ones with Republican governors - from taking steps on their own. Now, with Obama directing his EPA to reconsider the waiver - and new EPA head Lisa Jackson has said that she would "very, very aggressively" review the request - the door is open to California once again taking the lead on cleaner cars. "It's a tremendously important...
...heels of President Obama's announcement that he would ask the EPA to reconsider applications from 14 states attempting to set stricter greenhouse gas-emissions standards, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton named another member to what some have recently dubbed Obama's green team. Todd Stern, a longtime friend and adviser to both Hillary and former President Bill Clinton, has held positions in government and in private law practices where he has advised on issues ranging from global warming to anti-money laundering methods. Many see his appointment as further evidence that the Obama Administration is serious about addressing...