Member James Gerstenzang reveals that the Office of Management and Budget is trying to help out industry by weakening energy policy that’s under development. Gerstenzang, who is editorial director at Safe Climate Change, joins Director Dan Becker on the Climate Progress blog to criticize the proposal.
They write:
Working quietly out of the spotlight, OMB is preparing a section of the nearly-complete automobile fuel economy and global warming pollution rule that would deeply undervalue its benefits. If issued by the Obama administration, it would impose tall barriers to implementing a broad spectrum of future regulations intended to protect the environment and implement sound energy policies.
Think of it as OMB putting a heavy hand on one side of the scales that weigh the costs and benefits of government regulations before they are put into effect -- adding to the burden of those arguing that the benefits outweigh the costs.
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