President Obama assured donors earlier this week that the administration can tackle pollution without hurting consumers.
Expect his nominee to run the Environmental Protection Agency, Gina McCarthy, to use a similar argument when she heads to Capitol Hill next week for a confirmation grilling by Republican senators.
It’s all part of a concerted effort by the administration to confront consumer and industry concerns about regulation more proactively, rather than letting them escalate to a food fight.
EPA, for instance, went out of its way last week to stress that its new low-sulfur gasoline regulation will add no more than a penny per gallon in cost at the pumps.
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