PORTLAND PRESS HERALD • July 13, 2022
The Supreme Court ruling rendering the Environmental Protection Agency unable to enforce industrial carbon dioxide emissions regulations is “a blow to U.S. efforts to reduce climate catastrophe.” The good news is that there is a non-regulatory path to swift reductions in greenhouse gas emissions, something designed by the conservatives of days gone by: charging a pollution penalty on fossil fuels and returning the money to people. This is known as cash-back carbon pricing, or carbon fee and dividend. It will be a win for us all. The EPA would be happy to be out of the loop! ~ Cynthia Stancioff, Chesterville