California's government agency responsible for maintaining healthy
air quality voted on Friday to
adopt stricter emissions
standards for automobiles, essentially daring President Donald Trump to confront the state in a legal battle over climate change.
Whether the Baucus amendment is
adopted or just blocks passage of Inhofe - Upton, the U.S. economy will be exposed to the risk that EPA will be litigated into establishing national ambient
air quality standards (NAAQS) for GHGs, and to the risk that EPA will use BACT («best available control technology») determinations and NSPS (New Source Performance
Standards) to restrict America's access to affordable, carbon - based energy.