"EPA relaxes rules on boilers and incinerators; Officials say health benefits to be unaltered" December 03, 2011|By Dina Cappiello, Associated Press
WASHINGTON - Facing criticism from industry and lawmakers, the Obama administration yesterday proposed easing rules aimed at reducing toxic air pollution from industrial boilers and incinerators.
But administration officials maintained that the health benefits of the regulation would not be compromised.
They actually think we are so stoo-pid we will believe that. As you can imagine, readers, the sentence set me off.
“We have found a way to get better protections, lower emissions, and lower costs as well,’’ said the Environmental Protection Agency’s top air pollution official, Regina McCarthy.
In a conference call with reporters, McCarthy said the agency had found the “sweet spot’’ since issuing the final rule under a court-ordered deadline in March.
And it SMELLS like ASS!!!
That “spot is affordable, practical regulations that provide the vital and long overdue health benefits that Americans demand and deserve,’’ said McCarthy, a Boston native who served in the Paul Cellucci and Mitt Romney administrations in Massachusetts....
The tweaks are the latest for a rule that has undergone numerous revisions and has been among the most criticized by industry and lawmakers for its cost and its scope....
Yesterday, some industry groups still were not satisfied.
Jay Timmons, president and chief executive of the National Association of Manufacturers, said in a statement that the boiler rules would still do significant harm to job growth.
What job growth? Where?
The American Chemistry Council, which represents chemical companies, pressed for legislation to delay the rules while acknowledging improvements had been made....
A bipartisan bill pending in the Senate would give the EPA additional time to rewrite the rule and for industry to comply....
Some environmentalists were guarded in their response.
“We’re encouraged that long overdue protections that could save lives, improve the health of thousands, and create thousands of jobs are finally on the books,’’ Michael Brune, Sierra Club executive director, said in a statement.
You guys are so worthless it's not even worth responding.
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Also see:
Obama's EPA
EPA Running Off at the Mouth
Obama's Hot Air
Is that what is causing the alleged global warming?
