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Wednesday, 12 Nov 2014 08:41 AM
By Melanie Batley
President Barack Obama is gearing up to unleash a torrent of new climate regulations in the next few months and there will be little the Republican Congress can do to stop it.
According to Politico, the actions issued under executive order will focus on combating global warming, starting with a Dec. 1 proposal by the Environmental Protection Agency to tighten limits on the smog-causing ozone.
Business groups say it could be the "most expensive regulation in history," coming at a cost of $270 billion per year in compliance charges, while the new ozone standards would be nearly impossible for communities to achieve, according to The Hill.
Other regulations will clamp down on the disposal of coal ash from power plants to prevent water contamination. And a new rule will also issue restrictions on greenhouse gas emissions from future power plants, a key element of Obama's climate change agenda.
According to Politico, the actions issued under executive order will focus on combating global warming, starting with a Dec. 1 proposal by the Environmental Protection Agency to tighten limits on the smog-causing ozone.
Business groups say it could be the "most expensive regulation in history," coming at a cost of $270 billion per year in compliance charges, while the new ozone standards would be nearly impossible for communities to achieve, according to The Hill.
Other regulations will clamp down on the disposal of coal ash from power plants to prevent water contamination. And a new rule will also issue restrictions on greenhouse gas emissions from future power plants, a key element of Obama's climate change agenda.
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