North Dakota Tells EPA: Back Off!
North Dakota's member of the House of Representatives, Democrat Earl Pomeroy, has introduced H.R. 4396, the "Save Our Energy Jobs Act", to prohibit EPA from regulating CO2.
The Bill proposes to amend Section 302(g) of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7602(g)) to read "The term `air pollutant' shall not include carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide, hydrofluorocarbons, perfluorocarbons, or sulfur hexafluoride." It also contains a "sense of Congress" provision providing (1) Congress did not intend to regulate greenhouse gases under the Clean Air Act. (2) EPA should not regulate greenhouse gas emissions without explicit authority to do so. (3) GHG rules will significantly affect nearly all aspects of the US economy and should not be left to administrative rulemaking absent congressional action. (4) Comprehensive GHG regulations must only be enacted--(A) at the direction of Congress; and (B) if Congress specifically intends such regulations to be implemented.
