Head of EPA Admits Climate Regulations Will Hit Low-Income Minority Families Hardest

From The Daily Signal.com (Aug. 19):

The chief environmental regulator in the United States had some blunt words of reality regarding the administration’s climate change regulations.

The Clean Power Plan that will require drastic cuts in 47 states’ carbon dioxide emissions – consequently shifting America’s energy economy away from affordable, reliable coal – will adversely impact poor, minority families the most.

When speaking about the higher energy prices caused by the administration’s climate regulations on power plants, Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Gina McCarthy said, “We know that low-income minority communities would be hardest hit.”

McCarthy downplayed that fact by saying any minimal higher prices would be offset by implementing energy efficiency measures that would save consumers money in the long run. [read more]

This is just another example of the war on the poor. But does the Left care? No because the global warming worship is more important than people. Then again maybe this is all part of the top-down, bottom-up, inside-out chaos that Van Jones was talking about. And Obama wanted to radically transform America. Hillary is no different.

As for saving consumers money in the long run—we’ll see. But I doubt it.