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The EPA's new proposal for many is considered a step forward but for William Kovacs, Vice President of environment, technology and regulatory affairs at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce has stated that an effort to regulate greenhouse gases based on the EPA's scientific finds "will be devastating to the economy". Experts are debating on what it would mean to adopt the EPA's proposal and how it will affect utilities, vehicles, manufacturing plants, and consumers. The affects may also reach the infrastructure projects, including those under the president's stimulus initiative. The EPA proposal has definitely opened up the door for discussions and debates and also brought global warming to the forefront which will hopefully bring us one step closer to resolving global warming.
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A landmark proposal issued by the Environmental Protection Agency was sent to the White House and the proposal issued a warning that research shows that carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gas emissions are pollutants that endangers the publics health and welfare. In addition, global warming will have far reaching repercussions affecting our economy and environment. The proposal comes in response to the 2007 Supreme Court decision ordering EPA to consider whether carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gas be regulated under the clean Air Act.