"We need to see EPA regulation of greenhouse gases immediately and we need to see aggressive regulation of greenhouse gases."

VOA: standard.2009.12.09

One of the things about a new law (as opposed to a new EPA regulation) is that it erases some of the likelihood of lawsuits on day one.

FORBES: EPA Chief Resigns: Declared Carbon Dioxide A Pollutant

Pollutants subject to EPA regulation are explicitly listed in legislation.

FORBES: EPA: Green Gone Wild

But the electric industry has only three years to comply under one EPA regulation known as the utility rule that is meant to target mercury and is due to be finalized soon, while many other destructive rules are in the works.

WSJ: Review & Outlook: If the Lights Go Out