By cfact
By David Wojick
The EPA has launched a huge regulatory reform process, which has checked 31 of its largest energy supply regulations.
You can see the list and some interesting discussions here.
Much of the war against coal is under the weapon and some really bad automotive materials. Much of it is climate, so it is very important to contain the Schein -Co2 risk. If this disappears, it can be killed slightly.
Examples are coal and gas crashes -co2 limit values for power plants. Then there are the impossible CO2 limits for cars and trucks that force people into electric vehicles.
The really good news is that the scope is much wider than just the climate. It contains comprehensive rules such as the completely unscientific PM2.5 borders. There are also my personal favorites the rule for mercury emissions from coal -fired power plants in which the EPA said there is no evidence, but we will still regulate it.
Each of these “checks” requires a complete regulation, so that a large amount of work can be done. Anyone who does this work is an interesting question if you love the pending job cuts and the fact that most EPA people love these bad rules. New employees and contracts may come, but it will take a year or more for these multiple regulatory processes to be passed through.
I think the EPA has at least three different strategies to kill these bad rules. Some are easier than others and what is best for each case.
The most tedious strategy is a rule based on new science. This includes a lot of research and a completely new series of technical support documents. It may be absolutely necessary to reverse the fastening of the hazard. It is particularly useful that the predicted damage does not occur.
The somewhat easier second strategy is to simply create the arguments against the questionable rule that were submitted as comments during their regulation. In this case, the new realization that the previous finding was wrong is. It may be necessary to invest a little new science, but most of the research results have already been carried out.
Coal mercury is a probable view here, since the EPA admitted beforehand that they could not find any physical evidence that the minor mercury emissions of coal burning were the cause of the mercury found in some lakes. The submissions against this stupid rule were extensive.
The crazy PM2.5 rule is another probable candidate, since PM2.5 is not even a certain substance, but only a particle size. There are entire books about how ridiculous this EPA rule is.
These first two strategies use scientific arguments, while the third party uses a legal argument. In this case, the EPA simply did not give the legal authority to issue the rule in question. The administrator Lee Zeldin has repeatedly said that earlier EPAs went far beyond her mission and legal authority. This places the prerequisites for the cancellation of previous rules as illegal.
Interestingly, the recent rejection of the former “Chevron doctrine” makes this legal argument more stronger. This teaching basically said that the courts had to shift to the agencies when it comes to interpreting the law. It follows that the EPA rules, which can previously be classified under Chevron as permissible, may no longer be permitted and the EPA itself can make this provision.
Then, if the knowledge of the hazard is canceled, the other climate rules could lose their legal basis. Hanging is a necessary condition for the supervisory authority according to the law on Clean Air.
What is certain is that 31 large fights are in front of us and this EPA combined action make a really breathtaking event. Stay excited about CFACT while this highest battle unfolds.
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