EPA delays rule on cutting industrial emissions

Los Angeles Times : Yesterday the Environmental Protection Agency rescinded for reconsideration a rule that would limit emissions from power plants at major industrial facilities, writes Neela Banerjee for the Los Angeles Times. Although the Obama administration claims that it is just trying to curtail burdensome regulation, critics believe the decision was a political one made to appease industry and congressional Republicans, who insist that new environmental regulations will kill jobs. The delay will allow further study and the opportunity to develop regulations that are “reasonable and scientifically based,” said Robert Bessette, president of the Council of Industrial Boiler Owners. It remains unclear when the EPA will issue a new rule.