EPA REGIONS DRAFT INTERNAL GHG PLANS TO PREPARE FOR CLIMATE RULES

AUSTIN, TX -- EPA regions are moving ahead with plans to lay the groundwork for mandatory greenhouse gas (GHG) controls amid headquarters' reluctance to adopt climate rules, with regions I, VI and IX all drafting plans that one EPA source says aim to transition the regions from voluntary to mandatory efforts to curb GHGs. Region VI has completed the first round of an evolving plan to "encourage" GHG reductions, with a long-term goal to write climate-related provisions into key mandatory...