Yesterday, I blogged [1] about rumors that conservative economist Randall Lutter was headed to the White House Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs.
After a bit more digging, we can now be certain that Lutter is at OIRA. The rulemaking docket for EPA’s recent proposal [2] to tighten the air pollution standard for sulfur dioxide contains at least one email [3] exchange between Lutter and EPA staff. The emails were sent Nov. 23.
Update: The Washington Post has also confirmed [4] that Lutter was working on the SO2 rule, and is saying, "Documents in EPA's public docket show he is now probing whether a rule to cut sulfur dioxide emissions would cost coal-fired utilities too much."
Update: Here is the document [5] referenced in the Post article.
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[1] http://www.ombwatch.org/node/10601
[2] http://blogforcleanair.blogspot.com/2009/11/epa-proposes-new-sulfur-dioxide-air.html
[3] http://www.regulations.gov/search/Regs/home.html#documentDetail?R=0900006480a5e08c
[4] http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/12/03/AR2009120302143.html?hpid=topnews
[5] http://www.regulations.gov/search/Regs/contentStreamer?objectId=0900006480a5b0fe&disposition=attachment&contentType=pdf