May 6, 2009 at 5:00 am by Vanessa Barrington
Will Regulating Greenhouse Gas Emissions Under the Clean Air Act Be the Dawn of a New Era?
On April 17th, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued a finding that greenhouse gas emissions endanger public health.
This opens the door to regulating the six main greenhouse gases: carbon dioxide (CO2), methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O), hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs), perfluorocarbons (PFCs) and sulfur hexafluoride (SF6)) under the Clean Air Act. A 60-day comment period in effect until June 23rd.
This ruling could be the beginning of our government finally taking action on global warming. Currently, greenhouse gases are not considered “pollutants”. If this rule holds it will have sweeping implications …
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