White House Blocks EPA Emissions Draft
By Ian Talley and Siobhan Hughes
WASHINGTON -- The White House is trying to prevent the Environmental
Protection Agency from publishing a document that could become the legal
roadmap for regulating greenhouse-gas emissions in the U.S., said people
close to the matter.
The fight over the document is the latest development in a long-running
conflict between the EPA and the White House over climate-change policy. It
will likely intensify ongoing Congressional investigations into the Bush
administration's involvement in the agency's policymaking.
The draft document, which has been viewed by The Wall Street Journal,
outlines how the government, under the Clean Air Act, could regulate
greenhouse-gas emissions ...
Copyright © 2008 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights
Reserved To subscribe or visit go to:
http://online.wsj.com |