Despite the relatively mild expected effects on industry, there was an immediate backlash to the EPA proposal, with several Republican members of Congress speaking out against the agency’s overreach even though the EPA was legally mandated by the Supreme Court to regulate GHG emissions.
Sa kabila ng relatibong mild inaasahang epekto sa industriya, nagkaroon ng isang agarang backlash sa mungkahi EPA, may ilang Republican miyembro ng Kongreso pagsasalita laban lampasan ng ahensiya kahit na ang EPA ay legal inutos ng Korte Suprema upang pangalagaan GHG emissions.