EPA Administrator Optimistic About New Laws

Posted by Kendall Harmon

Lisa Jackson, the new administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, is re-energizing the agency with a sweeping agenda.

Jackson made waves recently with a ruling that greenhouse gases pose a threat to public health. That opens the way for new — and some say costly — regulations.

Listen to it all from NPR.



Filed under: * Culture-Watch • Law & Legal Issues • * Economics, Politics • Energy, Natural Resources

4 Comments
Posted April 29, 2009 at 6:30 am [Printer Friendly] [Print w/ comments]



1. Katherine wrote:

“Some say costly.”  No kidding.

April 29, 7:18 am | [comment link]
2. Jeffersonian wrote:

Oh, I’m sure those promulgating and enforcing these laws will see their stock rise handsomely.  The rest of us…well, not so much.

April 29, 9:23 am | [comment link]
3. Harvey wrote:

Meanwhile: How about the 90% or more of the earth’s total population that still throw tons of CO into the earths atmosphere each day.  True: The US with 3-5% of the earth’s population [I’m not sure of the figure] seems to be responsible for 20-30 percent of the pollution but what about the ~70% or more that we have no control of whatsoever - and it is getting worse!!!

April 29, 3:54 pm | [comment link]
4. libraryjim wrote:

Well, Obama promised during the campaign that he would bankrupt the coal companies through his new ‘taxes’ (later changed to ‘cap and trade fees’).  Just one more promise kept.

April 29, 9:29 pm | [comment link]
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