EPA head defends greenhouse gas call

[maddezmom]

Source: ap

WASHINGTON - The head of the EPA stood firm Thursday against a chorus of congressional criticism over his refusal to allow California and more than a dozen other states to impose greenhouse gas reductions on cars and trucks.

"I am bound by the criteria in the Clean Air Act, not people's opinions," EPA Administrator Stephen L. Johnson testified to the Senate's environmental panel. It was his first congressional appearance since issuing the controversial waiver denial last month.

"The Clean Air Act does not require me to rubberstamp waiver decisions," Johnson said. "It was my conclusion that California didn't meet the criteria, or at least all of the criteria."

Sen. Barbara Boxer, D-Calif., the committee chair, led committee Democrats in assailing Johnson's conclusion.

"You're going against your own agency's mission and you're fulfilling the mission of some special interests," she chided him.



Read more: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080124/ap_on_go_co/california_greenhouse_gases

[sakabatou]

1. Go Sen. Boxer!

[canoeist52]

2. Arrogance

what an arrogant panelist Steven Johnson is with his chuckling. Thinks this isn't serious? Reminds me of Gonzalez. Guess he feels he's immune to accountability.

[hatrack]

3. Is anyone here surprised?

Really, what did you expect a ChimpCo paid shill to say?

[xchrom]

4. recommend

[orleans]

5. ah, same fucker who wanted to do the "study" on babies exposed to pesticides

"During his Senate confirmation hearing, Johnson was criticized for his support for using human subjects in pesticide testing. In April, a hold was placed on his confirmation vote after he refused to cancel the Children's Environmental Exposure Research Study, which advocated recording the effects of pesticides on children from infancy to age 3. On April 8, Johnson canceled the study. His nomination was confirmed by the Senate on April 29.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephen_L._Johnson

(if he can do that, he certainly isn't going to concern himself w/capping greenhouse gases)

[underpants]

6. Jesus

:wow:

I had missed that story.

[katty]

7. go getem boxer!!

[Uncle Joe]

8. Johnson should be impeached for dereliction of duty.

Thanks for the thread, maddezmom.