Executive power baby.
From The Hill:
REGULATION NATION: Obama bypassing Congress on climate
The success of President Obama's second-term climate agenda hinges on a set of regulations now in the works at the Environmental Protection Agency.
His
plan to combat global warming through new emissions standards and a
shift toward increased renewable energy faces serious opposition from
business groups, and Congress is steeling for battle.
But if
the regulations survive the attacks — and subsequent legal challenges —
they could amount to one of the president's most consequential
initiatives, his supporters say.
“He’s doing it with one hand tied behind his back,” Sen. Barbara Boxer
(D-Calif.), chairwoman of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public
Works, said in reference to opposition to the effort.
The
centerpiece of Obama’s push is a set of regulations to limit greenhouse
gas pollution from new and existing power plants, the source of about 40
percent of carbon emissions....MORE
From Bloomberg:
Obama Climate Plan No War on Coal Says Energy Secretary
...“This action has been applauded by many as the most
significant step the president can take to reduce carbon
emissions,” Moniz said in a speech at
Columbia University in
New York. “This directive has also been derided by some as an
action that is tantamount to a ‘war on coal.’ Quite the
contrary, it is preparing the way for coal to have potentially a
place in the low-carbon world.”...
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