Comments on: Group Sues EPA for Inaction on Coal Permit

By: Senators Call For EPA Chief Johnson to Step Down : Red, Green, and Blue

Senators Call For EPA Chief Johnson to Step Down : Red, Green, and Blue — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 23:51:04 +0000

[...] Group Sues EPA for Inaction on Coal Permit [...]

By: Could Action on Climate Change Really Be Bush Legacy? : Red, Green, and Blue

Could Action on Climate Change Really Be Bush Legacy? : Red, Green, and Blue — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 10:31:12 +0000

[...] Not So Fast? Jeffrey Holmstead, an attorney with Bracewell and Giuliani LLP and a former EPA official, said the White House was not “on the verge of a fundamental shift” in climate change policy. “I don’t think that anyone should be holding their breath waiting for a dramatic new cap-and-trade proposal from the administration,” Holmstead said. [read more about the environmental leanings of Giuliani and Bracewell LLP here] [...]

By: Timothy B. Hurst

Timothy B. Hurst — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 10:35:14 +0000

Agreed. But what I think it does show is the potential that there is strong internal discordance within the agency itself. Administrator Johnson and others might be bowing to the political pressures from Washington, but there are dedicated, knowledgeable, and perhaps, a few wise people in the EPA who do not want to see this thing move forward.

By: Rachel M.

Rachel M. — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 18:19:06 +0000

Of course, given many of the decisions coming from the EPA lately, I'm not sure it makes sense to assume there's wisdom behind the delay.