Dems Ask Obama To Fight For EPA Regs

A group of Senate Democrats wrote to President Obama on Tuesday, urging him to oppose efforts to weaken the Environmental Protection Agency’s ability to regulate the environment.

In their letter, the Democrats called on Obama to defend provisions within the Clean Air Act that allow the EPA to clamp down on air pollution and greenhouse gas emissions.

“These are fights worth waging,” the group wrote.

In their letter, the Democrats expressed unhappiness over Obama’s recent decision to delay the EPA from implementing a new air pollution rule.

“We are disappointed with the decision to cancel the smog pollution standard because it clearly offered strong public health benefits and the opportunity to invest in job creation,” they wrote.

The letter was co-authored by Sens. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.), Frank Lautenberg (D-N.J.), Joe Liberman (I-Conn.), Ben Cardin (D-Md.), Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.) and Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.).