As I noted a few posts ago, California has submitted a proposal to the EPA to cut tailpipe emissions to fight global warming.
The EPA, as of my last writing, denied this request and since then, lots of skirmishes with the EPA Chief, Stephen Johnson, have ensued. Johnson’s rationale has been pretty weak: “I believe that it is preferable, as a matter of policy, to have uniform national standards to address fuel economy issues across the entire fleet of domestic and foreign manufactured vehicles sold in the United States. I just think this is common sense.”
Well, who knows when these “uniform national standards” will pass? Time is of the essence, and many politicians are entering the fray, including Democratic hopefuls Hilary Clinton and Barack Obama.
Keep fighting the good fight everyone!
Senator Barbara Boxer weighs in below:
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