Whitehouse Slated To Offer Carbon Tax Bill That Could Replace EPA Rules

NEW YORK -- Opening the door to a congressional debate on climate policy, Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) is poised to introduce a bill next month imposing a tax on carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions set at about $40 per ton -- a bill he says could replace EPA's authority to regulate greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions under the Clean Air Act. Speaking at an Oct. 28 event here sponsored by the Institute for Policy Integrity (IPI) at New York University, Whitehouse says...