[DiffEq]

This is not how it works though. Congress created the EPA with a Mandate and the power to create more rules/regulations on it's own that carry the force of law. This makes it easier for them because in theory they get to pass a law and hand it over to what are supposed to be experts to carry out the purpose. But this creation of congress is governed by the Executive Branch; meaning they just ceded a bunch of power to the President. So that is why the EPA can do things on its own and also why the President can intervene in ways like this. This is the case for every piece of bureaucracy that congress creates.

[bluGill]

I know that is how it works. I disagree. The job of congress is to write/pass the laws/rules, not delegate it to someone else.

I'm not against the EPA writing a proposed law and then sending it to congress to pass: it is not possible for congress to be expert enough to write all the required regulations correctly. However it should be (in my opinion which you don't seem to get) up to congress to pass the rule or not in the end.

I will allow the executive to make a temporary regulation until congress can pass the law, but only so far as the law goes into effect (if passed) on the date of the regulation, until congress passes the law nothing will happen if you violate it - of course if it passes that is willful violation which may have a higher price to pay. If you can convince congress not to pass the law the regulation disappears at the end of the next session of congress and cannot be brought back.

[sjg007]

Well it is kind of temporary when Congress is functioning normally. The President can say hey I’m doing this and Congress could say no..