KIM PLEDGES TO FIGHT EPA’S “ENDANGERMENT FINDING”

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Burdensome Regulations will stifle business growth

(Chicago) – Republican candidate for Illinois Attorney General Steve Kim today pledged to fight the Federal EPA’s Endangerment and Cause or Contribute Findings for Greenhouse Gases under Section 202(a) of the Clean Air Act. Kim called the “Endangerment Finding” a blow to small business and American competitiveness abroad.

“Though I am not arguing the scientific methods of the EPA findings, the costs of these regulations will be passed onto the citizens of Illinois, all during a time of economic recession,” Kim said. "This is not the time to place more burdens on the business community."
The EPA concluded that global climate change is largely human-caused. The Endangerment Finding is the foundation on which the EPA will build far-reaching greenhouse gas regulation of virtually all facets of the United States economy.

The States of Alaska, Alabama, Michigan, Nebraska, Florida, Hawaii, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Carolina, South Dakota, Texas, Virginia and Utah have filed legal actions challenging the Endangerment Finding. Policymakers, numerous trade groups, and businesses throughout the country have also raised concerns about the significant negative impact that the EPA’s Endangerment Finding will have on jobs and local economies, and have joined this important legal effort.

If elected, Kim has pledged to use all available means to seek answers from the EPA and to advance the fight against the EPA’s proposed regulations. Kim has challenged Attorney General Lisa Madigan to take a similar stand, noting that she has filed a brief in Washington in support of these business-stifling regulations. “I encourage my opponent to stand with me against these overly burdensome federal regulations and in support of the economic interests of the citizens of our state,” Kim said. “As Attorney General, I will always place my office on the side of the worker and small business against all unduly burdensome and unnecessary regulations.”