Jason K. Burnett

The World

Former EPA official says White House overstepped bounds on climate regulation

Environment

Jason Burnett, a former EPA official, told the Senate’s Environment and Public Works committee that the White House pressured the EPA in 2007 to deny climate regulation that would have required a greenhouse gas emissions reduction from cars in California. Burnett’s testimony contradicts earlier statements from EPA chief Stephen Johnson.

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