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CommentsInhofe Letter Targets EPA Air Rule on Hydraulic FracturingPosted by EPW Blog on Apr 16, 2012 at 06:44 PM
"These rules are also just another indication that President Obama's global warming regime is alive and well Link to Letter Washington, D.C. - The Obama Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is expected to announce at any moment that it has released its finalized New Source Performance Standards (NSPSs) and National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAPs) for Oil and Gas Production and Natural Gas Transmission. In anticipation of this announcement, Senator James Inhofe (R-Okla.), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works, sent a letter today to EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson expressing serious concern that the intention of this rule is to attack hydraulic fracturing, as the agency is moving forward on the foundation of faulty and inaccurate data, without regard for the economic impacts. Some studies estimate that this new rule could result in 47,000 direct job losses as unconventional gas well drilling would decline considerably. More...Post a Comment on: Inhofe Letter Targets EPA Air Rule on Hydraulic FracturingCommenting is not available in this channel entry. Next entries comments: SAHM Missile Launch a Stunning Success Previous entries comments: Obama’s all-hat-no-cattle diplomacy Note from the Editor: This section is for comments from readers of canadafreepress.com. Please don't assume that Canada Free Press agrees with or endorses any particular comment just because we let it stand. A reminder: Anyone who fails to comply with our terms of use may lose his or her posting privilege. |
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