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The climate of EPA and climate change explained

U.S. energy companies and manufacturers are adamant that the Senate climate bill pre-empt the states and the EPA\'s Clean Air Act authority to control greenhous...

Federal News Network Staff

April 20, 2010 10:30 am

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As the Obama Administration pivots from health care reform to financial regulation, behind the scenes, the Environmental Protection Agency is already crafting regulations on another signature initiative: greenhouse gas emissions. With Congress engrossed in other issues, they have not weighed in legislatively on the energy agenda. So how far can the EPA develop energy policy to meet the administration’s mission before congressional action? Margaret Kriz Hobson, energy and environmental correspondent for the National Journal, walks us through it. She also moderates a blog on these issues at energy.nationaljournal.com.