Governors Ask Congress to Stop EPA Rules

 

The governors, led by Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour, made their request to stop EPA rules in a letter to Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D., Nev.), House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D., Calif.) and their Republican counterparts. The letter was also signed by Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty, a Republican who has been cited as a possible contender in the 2012 presidential election. - Photo Courtesy of University of Virginia Center for Politics

Governors of 18 states urged Congress to stop harmful Environmental Protection Agency regulation of greenhouse-gas emissions. They said the agency isn’t equipped to deal with the real potential for economic harm. This regulation could affect your landscape equipment such as utility vehicles, skid loaders and compact excavators.

“We feel compelled to guard against a regulatory approach that would increase the cost of electricity and gasoline prices, manufactured products, and ultimately harm the competitiveness of the U.S. economy,” the governors wrote. “We strongly urge Congress to stop harmful EPA regulation of greenhouse-gas emissions that could damage those vital interests.”

The Obama administration’s EPA fired back that it rejects the premise that addressing greenhouse gases threatens the economy. Other EPA actions have led to innovations and the creation of new markets that can spur economic growth. ?EUR??,,????'?????<