Wall Street Journal Editorial
Obama has the power to delay new rules that will shut down 8% of all U.S. power generation.
Editorial: Revise EPA rules for cement plantsLoss of direct and indirect jobs would negatively hit already ailing economy if rules are not revisedAugust 12, 2011
The EPA has forged a set of rules governing emissions from cement manufacturing plants that could dramatically reduce the number of plants in the United States.
The Detroit News August 4, 2011Editorial: New ozone regulations should wait for science
EPA is pushing to put tighter mandates in place before completing its own scientific research
In a rare, if temporary, victory of pragmatism over ideology, the Environmental Protection Agency decided not to press ahead with the release of new smog standards. At least for now.
The Wall Street Journal
The Cost of Lisa Jackson
Why the EPA doesn't consider job losses when it creates new rules
The White House lookback on "excessive" regulation has concluded and--breaking news--there's more work left to do. So let's commend those in Congress trying to force the Administration to conduct a credible cost-benefit test.
By John Engler
President Obama won praise from businesses in January when he promised to bring "reason and balance" to a "21st-century regulatory system." Yet now, fewer than six months later, his administration is preparing to issue the single most expensive environmental regulation in U.S. history, a job-killing rule it is under no obligation to impose on the struggling economy.
Bipartisan Panel Expresses Outrage Over EPA's Foreign Handouts