EPA overturns 16-year-old Texas permit program
so thats 1/3 of the US oil refining capacity closed by bureaucrat fiat.
Obama is at war with the Southern States that didn’t vote for him. This is Chicago politics gone mad and national. Texas must ignore this, keep refining and FORCE Obama to try to call out the troops because the bureaucrats can’t enforce this on their own. They need firepower to pull this off for real if Texas says, “BITE ME”. Gov Perry can use those words if he likes, as long as we get a hat tip
hat tip vapig
HOUSTON – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Wednesday officially overturned a 16-year-old Texas air permitting program it says violates the Clean Air Act, leaving some of the country’s largest refineries in a state of limbo.
The move comes after years of backdoor bickering, negotiations and public arguments between the EPA and Texas. The argument recently escalated from a battle over environmental issues into a heated political dispute over states’ rights.
Gov. Rick Perry has been using it to drive home his contention that President Barack Obama’s administration is overreaching, saying in a statement Wednesday that “Texas will continue to fight this federal takeover of a successful state program.”
The EPA’s decision, announced in a statement, will force some 125 refineries and petrochemical plants to invest millions of dollars to get new permits. Many of the plants may also have to invest in updates to comply with federal regulations.
The decision did not come as a surprise to Texas or the industries. EPA regional director Al Armendariz has said for months he would disapprove the permits if Texas did not comply with the Clean Air Act.
