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Meanwhile, environmentalists are urging the agency to move as quickly as possible to regulate major emission sources. Both sides hope they can have an impact, but lobbying EPA is different from lobbying Congress. Companies that make campaign contributions to lawmakers cannot do the same with EPA employees. Some key arguments made to lawmakers, such as how legislation would affect certain states, workers or consumer groups, are far less likely to influence EPA. And the agency is limited in how much it can factor in cost as it decides on regulations. “It’s a different ball game entirely,” said David Bookbinder, Sierra Club’s chief climate counsel. “When you’re dealing with Congress, it’s a political institution where political considerations loom large in any decision.” “EPA is clear, it is setting its own policy objectives,” Bookbinder said. “We have no influence on that.” EPA in March is expected to roll out the first-ever federal standards affecting greenhouse gas emissions from automobile tailpipes. This follows the agency’s move in December declaring greenhouse gases a danger to public health. The tailpipe standards would automatically trigger requirements that stationary sources—such as power plants—install “best available control technology,” or BACT, according to EPA. The agency has proposed a separate rule to shield smaller facilities from those requirements, the “tailoring rule,” which is also expected to be in place by March. Read More at: http://www.nytimes.com/ http://www.zerofootprintfoundation.org/98429/