Environmental Protection Agency climate doc held up over costs - Robin Bravender - POLITICO.com

A contentious climate change policy is being held up at the White House as Obama administration officials spar over the costs of installing pollution controls, according to a source close to the negotiations.

The Environmental Protection Agency was expected to unveil long-anticipated guidance this week on how large polluters like power plants and refiners will be forced to slash their greenhouse gas emissions, but that release has been stalled amid an inter-agency brawl, said Bill Becker, executive director of the National Association of Clean Air Agencies.

The “guidance document is being delayed indefinitely,” said Becker, who was informed about the White House negotiations. He said some officials are trying to set federal cost caps on pollution controls against the will of EPA, although it is unclear who is pushing the provision.