Obama Energy Regulations Abound; But More Yet to Come
The United States now leads the world in natural gas production, outranking Russia, due mainly to the advent of hydraulic fracturing in natural gas production
President Obama has aggressively pursued government regulation of energy through the Mercury and Air Toxic Standards, the so-called Clean Power Plan, the ozone rule, and very strict CAFE standards. Now, his administration is pursuing regulations on methane, heavy trucks, and aircraft emissions. Americans are already subject to trillions of dollars in costs with the regulations already on the table, and they will see many more costs placed on them in the future because of these and other regulations before his term expires.