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HUMAN EVENTS: Federal Court Strikes Down EPA Overreach on Air Pollution Rules
Washington, DC,
Aug 21, 2012 -
By John Hayward
The Environmental Protection Agency suffered a major defeat in federal court on Tuesday, as its Cross State Air Pollution Rule was struck down. This little bundle of regulatory joy was going to cost the American energy industry (the stuff that works, not the “green energy” junk) a cool $2.7 billion to deliver.
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House Energy and Commerce Committee chairman Fred Upton (R-MI) was also pleased: “Today’s decision striking down EPA’s costly and unworkable Cross-State Air Pollution Rule is welcome news. This is a win for American families who, because of this rule, faced the threat of higher power bills, less reliable electricity, and job losses. CSAPR is just one of several new EPA rules targeting America’s power sector that together will cost our economy tens of billions of dollars and put thousands of jobs at risk. The court ruled today that EPA’s transport rule ‘exceeds the agency’s statutory authority,’ offering another reminder to the American people that President Obama’s EPA is an agency run out of control.” ...
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