October 27, 2010 (PennEnergy). States are split over the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Jan. 2, 2011 implementation of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions regulations from stationary sources under provisions of the Clean Air Act. Greenhouse gas legislation is stalled in Congress just months before what is to be the first regulation of greenhouse gases. Currently, 37 states have taken sides in a court battle for or against the EPA rules.
About 80 percent of states have told the EPA they can come into compliance with the rules in time. Every state is subject to a Jan. 2 implementation deadline of the so-called Tailoring Rule, which uses Clean Air Act regulations to include carbon dioxide (CO2) regulations.
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