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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and other federal agencies are developing an ad hoc framework for regulations to address climate change using the Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, Endangered Species Act, National Environmental Policy Act, and other federal statutes.
Yet, none of these laws was designed for the unique, global nature of climate change. At best, they provide temporary, expensive, piecemeal options—not an efficient, comprehensive approach.
At the same time, a number of states—and even localities—are attempting to address climate change. Some states have passed laws to control GHGs. The economy and businesses are at risk when states, federal agencies, and Congress create a patchwork of overlapping, duplicative, and potentially conflicting regulations. This approach creates enormous uncertainty and threatens effective emissions reductions.
A single, comprehensive federal climate law—rather than a regulatory regime of multiple, overlapping, or conflicting statutes—is key to most effectively reduce GHGs.
A smart climate policy must harmonize existing federal and state policies to avoid multiple GHG regulations.
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