- Changes to the Clean Air Act now allow for the dirtiest power plants to install scrubbers to reduce their pollution. – By providing for simplified and reduced regulation and taxing on Industry, The top 10 polluting companies in the U.S. have stepped forward with voluntary initiatives to reduce greenhouse gasses. Under this plan the U.S. will surpass Europe (again) in actual greenhouse gas reductions, and may exceed expectations of the Kyoto Protocol. The previous administration did not sign Kyoto for 6 years, Yet Bush gets the grief? W-enacted rules to take polluting sulfur out of diesel fuel and gasoline to unify grades from 19 types to down to fifth This will increase our refinery capacity without building new refineries. To keep people happy about cheap gas, the previous administration canceled this implementation. – After proper review, GW Bush signed a rule reducing the permitted levels of Arsenic in drinking water. – GW Bush signed into law the creation of the First Marine Protected Area, off the North Coast of Hawaii. This now opens the way for more of such areas in the future. – C. Todd Whitman, Bush’s first Secretary EPA established uniformity to the quality of water being released to the environment, Facilitating State implementation of the Clean Water Act. – CAFE (Corporate Average Fleet Economy) standards were only moderately increased, but while now to include light trucks and vans. This means that more vehicle than ever are now required to meet this expectation.
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