Xabrina Ovalle (FGCU) - Greenhouse Gas

It was just found out yesterday by the EPA, Environmental Protective Agency, that greenhouse gases linked to climate change endangers public health and welfare. The next action is to regulate them under federal clean air laws. The first step, according to the EPA,  is to impose limits on pollution linked to climate change. However, while such a regulation is a lengthy process, this would mean stricter rules with cars and power plants. Such limits on carbon dioxide and five other greenhouse gases would have a widespread economic and social impact due to requiring better fuel efficiency for automobiles to limiting emissions from power plants which will change the way the nation produces energy. Two years ago, the EPA action was prompted by the Supreme Court ruling stating that greenhouse gases are pollutants under the Clean Air Act and must be regulated if found to be a danger to human health and public welfare. Yet, the Bush administration strongly opposed using the Clean Air Act to adress climate change and stalled on coming up with the endangerment finding demanded by a court in 2007. A 60 day comment period was issued before the agency issues a final endangerment ruling.

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