August 29, 2003

Clean Air Council Statement on the Bush Administration's Decision Not to Regulate Greenhouse Gases

Joseph Otis Minott, Esq., Executive Director, Clean Air Council:

Clean Air Council believes the Environmental Protection Agency does have the authority to regulate greenhouses gases under the Clean Air Act. Legal interpretations aside, one thing is clear: if the President wanted greenhouse gases to be regulated, they'd be regulated. This isn't a question of administrative authority. It's a question of political will. The truth is, the Bush administration is more interested in protecting their supporters in polluting industries than in protecting the public's health and well-being.

Lancaster County is home to the most productive non-irrigated farmland in America. What's going to happen to our local economy when things really start heating up? By failing to address global warming, the Bush administration is failing Pennsylvania and failing the nation.

President Bush has sided with corporate special interests again and again when it comes to global warming. From Kyoto to fuel efficiency, the Bush administration has shown itself to be completely unwilling to address this issue. It's long past time for Congress to step in."