New EPA Rules Next Move in Obama's 'War on Coal'

The Obama administration will escalate what Republicans call the White House's "war on coal" after Memorial Day when the EPA issues new rules to crackdown on carbon emissions, according to Politico.

President Barack Obama embraces the contention from many — but not all — scientists that the burning of fossil fuels is behind a global spike in temperatures that has lifted sea levels, melted glaciers, and increased the severity of storms.

In recent weeks, Obama has traveled the country sounding the alarm, and offering a proposed road map of legacy-building policy changes to address the impact of climate change. Many of the changes will be done by unilateral administration edicts and not by votes of Congress.

They include an onslaught of new rules demanding lower emissions from industries dependent on fossil fuels and incentives to turn to solar and wind power projects. But there is also a push to get a better handle on drought-driven wildfires and increase protections against flooding in the areas hit hard by Hurricane Sandy.

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