ADVISORY PANEL URGES EPA TO CUT GREENHOUSE GASES TO PROTECT CHILDREN

An influential EPA advisory committee is planning to urge EPA Administrator Stephen Johnson to regulate greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions to reduce potential risks to children. The recommendation may present a political dilemma for Johnson because the White House remains opposed to mandatory controls on greenhouse pollutants, while the advisory panel is expecting a response from the administrator to its detailed argument on how a lack of regulation harms children's health. The Children's Health Protection Advisory Committee (CHPAC) is drafting a...