EPA's Regulatory Trainwreck
{{#badges:AEX}}The EPA's Regulatory Trainwreck is a campaign of the American Legislative Exchange Council aimed at rolling back and dismantling environmental regulation.[1] If the campaign is successful, it would benefit many of ALEC's corporate members
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Contents
Presentations
On December 2, 2010, at ALEC's States and Nation Policy Summit, Peter Glaser of Troutman Sanders LLP law firm and Harry Alford of the National Black Chamber of Commerce led a workshop called "EPA's Regulatory Assault: Higher Prices, Fewer Jobs, and Less Energy."[2] Presentations were as follows:
- Peter Glaser, Troutman Sanders LLP: "The EPA’s Regulatory Cascade: What Can State Legislatures Do?"[3] (View it here.)
- Paul Cicio, Industrial Energy Consumers of America: "EPA Regulations – Higher Costs and Uncertainty on Manufacturing Competitiveness and Jobs"[4]
- Harry Alford, National Black Chamber of Commerce: "The Impact on Minority Owned Businesses"[5] (View it here.)
Bills and Resolutions Proposed and Passed
A number of states have taken action in favor of ALEC's position on the environment and environmental regulation. ALEC's website lists the following bills and resolutions:[6]
- Alabama House Joint Resolution 197 (adopted 4/14/11)
- Alaska House Joint Resolution 22
- Florida House Memorial 1375
- Florida Senate Resolution 1260
- Illinois House Resolution 265
- Illinois Senate Resolution 171
- Indiana House Resolution 13 (adopted 1/24/11)[7]
- Indiana Senate Resolution 39 (adopted 4/5/11)
- Iowa House Resolution 52 (adopted 5/6/11)
- Iowa House Study Bill 61
- Kansas House Resolution 6008 (adopted 3/28/11)
- Kentucky Senate Resolution 116 (adopted 3/3/11)
- Kentucky House Concurrent Resolution 126
- Michigan House Resolution 19 (adopted 3/2/11)
- Michigan Senate Resolution 10 (adopted 2/24/11)
- Minnesota Senate File 322
- Missouri House Concurrent Resolution 42 (adopted 5/11/11)
- Missouri Senate Concurrent Resolution 13
- Montana Senate Joint Resolution 10 (adopted 4/1/11)
- North Dakota House Concurrent Resolution 3028 (adopted 3/28/11)
- Ohio House Concurrent Resolution 15
- Oklahoma Senate Concurrent Resolution 13
- Pennsylvania House Resolution 87 (adopted 5/3/11)
- Pennsylvania House Resolution 233
- Texas House Concurrent Resolution 66
- Texas Senate Concurrent Resolution 20
- Utah House Joint Resolution 19 (adopted 3/2/11)
- Virginia Senate Resolution 29
- Virginia House Resolution 72 (adopted 2/23/11)
- Wyoming Senate Joint Resolution 6 (adopted 2/18/11)
Articles and Resources
Sourcewatch resources
- American Legislative Exchange Council
- "EPA's Regulatory Trainwreck: Strategies for State Legislators," American Legislative Exchange Council, 2011.
References
- ↑ EPA's Regulatory Trainwreck website, Accessed July 17, 2011.
- ↑ EPA's Regulatory Trainwreck, Accessed July 17, 2011.
- ↑ Peter Glaser, "The EPA’s Regulatory Cascade: What Can State Legislatures Do?," Presented December 2, 2010.
- ↑ Paul Cicio, "EPA Regulations – Higher Costs and Uncertainty on Manufacturing Competitiveness and Jobs," Presented December 2, 2010.
- ↑ Harry Alford, "The Impact on Minority Owned Businesses," Presented December 2, 2010.
- ↑ Legislation to Consider, Accessed July 17, 2011.
- ↑ Indiana House Resolution 13