Analysis: Obama under pressure to delay EPA carbon rules

uk.reuters.com (Jan 5 2011) Cap and Trade , Carbon Tax , Emissions

1. The Obama administration is facing intense pressure from all sides to delay its efforts to limit greenhouse gases, but don't expect it to call off its chief enforcer on climate -- the EPA -- without a fight. Congress failed last year to pass a climate change bill and into this vacuum has been thrust the Environmental Protection Agency -- a symbol of government excess for the political right but an institution of last resort for environmentalists. President Barack Obama has long vowed that the EPA would enforce legal requirements to keep the air clean if Congress was not up to the task. Some lawmakers, mainly Republicans, have vowed to stop the EPA in its tracks. (Read Full Article)

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