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TexasTowelie

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Mon Jun 2, 2014, 10:30 PM Jun 2014

Texas attorney general plans to fight new EPA rule

A federal mandate to slash carbon emissions nationwide could result in another lengthy legal battle in Texas after the front-runner to become the state’s next governor said Monday he will fight the effort.

Greg Abbott, the Texas attorney general and Republican nominee for governor, said requirements to cut emissions by 39 percent in Texas would further a federal agenda that has threatened to cut jobs in a booming state energy industry.

The comments put into question how the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency would force Texas to comply with its new standards if Abbott wins the gubernatorial election in November. The EPA is relying heavily on governors to help develop an emission-cutting strategy within three years but can create its own plan for states that refuse.

Abbott, who has repeatedly sued the EPA as Texas’ longtime top prosecutor, appears ready to follow that route if necessary.

More at http://lubbockonline.com/filed-online/2014-06-02/texas-attorney-general-plans-fight-new-epa-rule#.U40yjihCz2Q .

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Texas attorney general plans to fight new EPA rule (Original Post) TexasTowelie Jun 2014 OP
Because fifteen years isn't enough to get ready......... PumpkinAle Jun 2014 #1
And in other news, BillZBubb Jun 2014 #2
Biggest Polluters in the United States. This report issued Sept. 10, 2013. DhhD Jun 2014 #3

PumpkinAle

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1. Because fifteen years isn't enough to get ready.........
Mon Jun 2, 2014, 10:42 PM
Jun 2014

Texas is the biggest emitter of greenhouse gases and industrial pollution in America.

Texas also leads the country in carbon dioxide emissions, pushing out 223 million metric tons in 2012, or 1,298 pounds of the pollutant per megawatt hour.


And really what good could come of this rule?

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