In light of a new ruling by the Environmental Protection Agency, Arkansas Sen. Mark Pryor said yesterday that he may re-think his position on cap and trade legislation.
“I’ve always been reluctant on cap and trade, but it (the EPA ruling) might put that in a different light,” Pryor said in a conference call with reporters. “I’ll just have to look at that and really spend some time reflecting on that and talking to not just colleagues but talking to people who really understand this and see if that does change my view on cap-and-trade.”
The EPA ruling determined that greenhouse gas emissions were a threat to public health.
In June of this year the House passed cap and trade legislation. It has yet to come before the Senate. Arkansas’s other senator, Blanche Lincoln, remains opposed to the bill.