In states like South Dakota and Arkansas "Ms. Jackson's EPA has become a focal point of the argument about the role of federal regulation in the economy. Environmental and public-health groups that form an important part of the Democratic Party's constituency say a vigorous EPA is vital when Congress is deadlocked on environmental policy issues such as climate change."
Some are critical that she "has emerged as one of the Obama administration's most energetic regulators." Others criticize her EPA decisions, saying that the decisions are too costly.
Recent rules under scrutiny "seek to reduce ozone pollution from factories and cars; coal ash waste from power plants; storm-water runoff from construction sites; greenhouse gas emissions from cars; and mercury emissions from industrial boilers."
Ms. Jackson, however, has noted that "past warnings about the economic toll of environmental regulation have often overestimated the costs."
Posted: 10/08/2010
