Inhofe Rebuffed by EPA

The EPA rebuffed Oklahoma Senator Inhofe's misguided criticism of efforts to detect ozone-forming compounds from oil and gas developments north of Denver. See our previous post for more background. Also, another previous post has examples of the offending images. I think an article last Friday in the Rocky Mountain News put this into much-needed perspective, stating:

Inhofe, considered a powerful ally of the oil and gas industry, is perhaps best-known for suggesting in 2003 that concern about global warming amounts to "the greatest hoax ever perpetrated on the American people."

While we're hopeful the EPA's response will put an end to Inhofe's pro-pollution interference in the Denver metro area, there's no telling what Inhofe might pull next. It would be helpful for the EPA and Denver citizens to have the support of Colorado's Senators on this, but thus far, our Senators seem to have stayed silent. One would hope that at least Senator Salazar would want to weigh in here, if not in support of ozone reductions, then to defend his constituents from outside political interference.