Murkowski Partnered with Big Coal and Oil Lobbyists to Attack the Clean Air Act

Senator Lisa Murkowski, Clean Air Act Foe. Photo: xx, Getty Images

On January 20th the Senate is voting on the national debt ceiling. An important issue, but hardly one that concerns environmentalists, right?

In a sane world, that would be the case. However, Senator Lisa Murkowski of Alaska has drafted a completely unrelated amendment to the bill which would hamstring the EPA's ability to enforce the Clean Air Act by banning them from regulating carbon dioxide as pollutant.

This is contrary to a 2007 Supreme Court ruling that the EPA in fact must regulate greenhouse emissions, and standards, such as those for new car emissions.

Posted: 2010-01-18 12:13:00

Author:Cat Lincoln