EPA Will Delay Proposing First Carbon Emissions Rules On Refineries Until . . Whenever

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(Reuters) - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, struggling with an ambitious agenda on clean air regulations, said it will delay proposing the country's first-ever greenhouse gas limits on oil refineries.

The delay is the latest setback for the agency's new raft of clean air rules on everything from smog to mercury pollution that are heavily opposed by industry. The EPA had been required to propose the rules on refineries by mid-December, as part of a court settlement with states and environmental groups.

"EPA expects to need more time to complete work on greenhouse gas pollution standards for oil refineries," a spokeswoman for the agency said. The EPA is working with the litigants to develop a new schedule to replace the current mid-December date for a rule proposal, she added.

The EPA made the comments after sources on both sides of the issue told Reuters the agency would not make the deadline.

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http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/11/21/us-usa-epa-carbon-idUSTRE7AK1H520111121?feedType=RSS&feedName=environmentNews&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+reuters%2Fenvironment+%28News+%2F+US+%2F+Environment%29

[xchrom]

1. Recommend

[enough]

2. It's the Obama way.

snip from article:

The delays on greenhouse gas plans come after President Barack Obama forced the EPA in September to delay new limits on smog emissions until 2013, saying it was part of an effort to reduce regulatory burdens on business.

That decision came as Republicans in the House of Representatives complained about EPA's raft of new clean air regulations, saying they would kill jobs and add expenses to businesses as they struggle with the weak economy.

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For more detail:

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/17/science/earth/policy-and-politics-collide-as-obama-enters-campaign-mode.html?scp=1&sq=smog%20obama%20Jackson&st=cse

[olleander]

3. A punter is not a quarterback

Teddy Roosevelt was a quarterback.  Franklin Roosevelt was a
quarterback.  Lyndon Johnson was a quarterback.  Ronald Reagan
was a quarterback.  President Obama is a punter.  Every time
he punts, the people lose a chance to score and the opposition
gets their hands on the ball.  He is a world class punter but
he is not a quarterback.   

[eppur_se_muova]

4. No big hurry. nt

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