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EPA Poised to Issue 88 New Rules as Clinton Leaves
CNSNews.com
Wednesday, Oct. 11, 2000
Sen. James Inhofe, R-Okla., is calling on the Clinton-Gore Environmental
Protection Agency to call off its plans to issue a record 88 new regulations
before the end of Clinton's time in office.
"By scrambling to rush so many regulations before they leave power, the
Clinton-Gore administration is trampling proper procedures in order to score
political points," Inhofe said.
As chairman of the Senate subcommittee on Clean Air, Wetlands, Private
Property and Nuclear Safety, Inhofe objects to one of the regulations dealing
with sulfur content in diesel fuel. It would require American oil refineries
to remove more naturally occurring sulfur from oil used for diesel engines.
Higher Fuel Prices
Inhofe said the regulations would hurt consumers by driving up fuel prices
and causing shortages.
"The administration's own Department of Energy agreed this past summer that
the environmental regulations were causing the price spikes in the Midwest,"
said Inhofe.
Some of the larger, wealthier oil refineries reportedly support such
regulations, but their smaller competitors object. Automobile manufacturers
reportedly support the new regulation because they believe it would better
help them meet regulations on clean air.
Inhofe said the rush to issue so many regulations in such a short period of
time would threaten the quality of the Office of Management and Budget's
review of the new rules.
Inhofe also expressed a concern that putting up regulatory roadblocks would
drive smaller refineries out of the market and increase the U.S. dependence
on foreign fuel.
Inhofe considers a strong domestic oil refinery industry to be important to
national security, to prevent the U.S. from being vulnerable to manipulation
from oil-producing countries.
"The increased costs of complying with the existing regulations have
contributed to many refineries shutting down." Inhofe noted that the number
of U.S. refineries had dropped from 205 to 159 since 1990.
"Each of these environmental regulations is putting another nail in the
coffin of our domestic refining industry," he said.
Inhofe said he was working with EPA officials to incorporate his concerns
into the diesel fuel regulations but said he may be forced to invoke the
Congressional Review Act that gives Congress 60 days to vote on a proposed
regulation. Though Congress has never invoked the law, Inhofe said a majority
of senators would join him in voting against the EPA regulation.
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