From AAIA Capital Report

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Legislation was introduced in both the House and Senate last week to prohibit the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regulation of greenhouse gas emissions.

Specifically, the bills state that EPA may not “promulgate any regulation concerning, take action relating to, or take into consideration, the emission of a greenhouse gas due to concerns regarding possible climate change.”
 
The bill would eliminate any authority for EPA to issue greenhouse gas emissions standards for vehicles, although it would leave in place rules issued last year that require reductions in greenhouse gas emissions from model year 2012-2016 vehicles. The bills also would nullify greenhouse gas-permitting rules for power plants and other stationary sources, and rules establishing mandatory greenhouse gas emissions. 

The bills are sponsored by House Energy and Commerce Committee chairman Fred Upton (R-Mich.), in the House, and Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee James Inhofe (R-Okla.), in the Senate. While support for the legislation is primarily from Republicans, the House bill has some bi-partisan support with Reps. Collin Peterson (D-Minn.); Rep. Nick Rahall (D-W.Va.); and Rep. Dan Boren (D-Okla.), adding their names as co-sponsors. 

The Senate bill also enjoys strong support with 42 co-sponsors. However, passage in the Senate is unlikely, due to the absence of any Democratic co-sponsors. A bill was introduced by Senator John Rockefeller (D-W.Va.), earlier in the year that would delay implementation of any greenhouse gas regulation of power plants and stationary sources for 2 years.