another midnight regulation passed

 

The Environmental Protection Agency issued a new rule yesterday that will make it easier for industrial plants, refineries and paper mills to expand operations without applying for new pollution permits under the Clean Air Act, according to the Washington Post.

This is another rule under the seemingly endless list of rules the Bush is trying to get passed in the last few days in office.  This would affect approximately 3,500 facilities nationwide, and will make it easier for them to expand without regard for the increase in pollution.

The EPA says that they felt that any expansion that will be done will have a negligible affect on air quality.  Everyone else seems to whole heartedly disagree.