Page S-14343 Temp. Baucus amendment No. 2786. The EPA meets these mandates. The task is not easy.
Environmental problems are often complex and difficult to define, much less solve.
Also, care must be taken to find the least burdensome means of solving environmental problems. Admittedly, some mistakes have been made, and reforms are in order. The solution is to hold hearings, to consult with all the groups involved, and to use the best science available to arrive at just solutions. Unfortunately, the House has taken the latter course on its version of this bill, as has the Senate to a much lesser extent. The House riders are extreme, designed to favor special interests against the wishes of the vast majority of Americans.