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EPA clears way to regulate GHGs
The EPA has formally declared greenhouse gasses (GHGs) to be a threat to public health and the environment. That move clears the way for federal regulation, whether or not climate change legislation is passed by Congress.
The National Corn Growers Association expresses concern about the negative impact the EPA’s action could have on agriculture. NCGA president Darren Ihnen says his group continues to have serious concerns with using the Clean Air Act to regulate GHG’s. He says it has serious implications, not just for corn farmers, but for the livestock industry as well.
American Farm Bureau’s Senior Director of Congressional Relations, Rick Krause says the Clean Air Act wasn’t designed to regulate such common gases as CO2 and methane.
At this point, EPA’s endangerment finding on GHGs in relation to climate change is not expected to include any proposed regulations. However, it does pave the way for the tailoring rule and several other pending EPA rules. Krause says nothing short of an act of Congress will stop this train.
Brownfield’s Ken Anderson contributed to this story
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