October 20, 2009
The Washington Times reports that a "little noticed" analysis completed by the Environmental Protection Agency found that "the pending climate-change bill in Congress would particularly benefit the states represented by its primary authors" – California, Rep. Henry A. Waxman's home state, and Massachusetts, the home of Rep. Edward J. Markey. However, a spokesman for Waxman, chair of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, said that "the EPA's analysis is preliminary and 'has significant limitations' that fail to account for emissions from plants outside California that provide electricity to the state." And an aide for Markey "said the bill was written to ensure 'regulatory certainty,' and was based on the input of electric utility sector 'to best serve the entire industry across regional lines.'" The EPA analysis was a result of inquiries made by Sen. Russ Feingold, who said in a statement, "I have heard concerns from my constituents about how the climate-change bill could unfairly impact Wisconsin...The data from the EPA was requested as part of my effort to learn as much as possible about the bill and ways to improve it."
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