New Epa Moves Swiftly To Undo Bush Administration Decisions

摘要

The Environmental Protection Agency is set to begin reassessing policies developed under the previous Bush Administration centering on the regulation of greenhouse gases. In a Jan. 23 letter to agency employees, new EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson outlined five priority areas, the first of which is "reducing greenhouse gas emissions." Jackson, who said the "EPA will stand ready help Congress craft strong, science-based climate legislation that fulfills the vision of the President," told employees that the EPA "will move ahead to comply with the Supreme Court's decision recognizing EPA's obligation to address climate change under the Clean Air Act"-an objective which previous EPA Administrator Stephen Johnson vehemently opposed.