Storm Brewing in Washington Over EPA Regulation of Emissions

摘要

Measures taken by the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to regulate greenhouse gas emissions are running into increasing opposition in Washington as lawmakers in the House and Senate mull their legislative strategies for the upcoming sessions of Congress. As the EPA has proposed new rules to curb emissions over the past two years, legislators have sought to pass symbolic "disapproval resolutions" or threatened to deny funding for the agency's initiatives through the budget process.