Senate Rejects Bids to Limit EPA's Authority on Climate

摘要

US lawmakers have voted on a series of measures intended to limit EPA's authority to regulate greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. The House, as expected, passed a bill that would limit EPA's GHG authority, but the measure did not garner enough votes to pass the full Congress and clear President Obama's veto authority. In other votes, the Senate rejected an amendment by Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R., KY) that would permanently prevent EPA from regulating GHG emissions using existing Clean Air Act authority.