The Inflation Reduction Act defines “air pollutants” including carbon dioxide as “greenhouse gases.”
Some experts argue this legally authorizes the EPA to regulate greenhouse gases and encourage adopting renewable energy, while others were not so sure.
“There’s no definition there, it’s just sort of in a list, and it’s casually mentioned,” former Trump EPA transition team member Steve Milloy told the Daily Caller News Foundation said. “There’s no section that says carbon dioxide is an air pollutant under the Clean Air Act.”
