The article reads "What’s more, given the right motivation, Congress could actually strike down the 12(a) provision altogether. Perhaps it’s time for the already very agitated environmentalist lobby to tread carefully lest it incurs greater damage by unduly antagonizing the new administration." 

So apparently YOU were unable to comprehend or unwilling to read. The point of the piece is to remind sane folks to not worry, because the petty Obama sabotage amounts to a minor obstacle.