Posted on 01/18/2014 7:44:40 AM PST by upchuck
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell and 39 fellow Republicans are attempting to use a rarely used legislative tactic to block planned Environmental Protection Agency greenhouse gas standards that would limit the amount of carbon new power plants can emit.
The Kentucky senator filed a formal resolution of disapproval under the Congressional Review Act, a rarely used provision that allows Congress to block executive branch regulations that Congress considers onerous. The EPA rules were published in the Federal Register last week.
"Kentucky is facing a real crisis here," McConnell said Thursday in introducing the disapproval motion. Regulations imposed by the Obama administration have already cost hundreds of coal jobs in Kentucky, McConnell said, adding that the EPA rule "would effectively ban coal-fired power plants from being built in the future."
"The Obama administration appears to be sending signals that its latest regulation is just the beginning in a new, expanded front in its war on coal," said McConnell.
The agency's rules would impose tough new limits on the amount of carbon dioxide new plants are allowed to emit, essentially requiring any new coal plants to install expensive carbon-capture technology. Critics argue the technology is too expensive, not commercially available and poses safety risks.
The Sierra Club denounced the Republican effort as a "political maneuver."
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What a pity more of our gutless, fawning, very rich CEOs don't do this. They have a real bully pulpit which they should use more often. The problem is that if their costs go up, caised by the EPA, then their prices have to go up and, BINGO, the brilliant CEO has increased revenues. Time for a bigger bonus.
Limiting the EPAs ability to make law instead of enforcing laws passed by the two legislative bodies is what needs to be done. To do anything less lets them continue forcing their ideology down peoples throats on other fronts.
Oh hey,,,Mitch woke up!
Too late
Stupid comment. Senators are representatives of their state.
I just wish we didn’t have to rely on these pubby pussies.
What else can be done to subdue the ecomaniacs at EPA?
“Liberals generally accuse you of what they are doing.”
That’s what Lenin said to do.
Vladimir, not John.
Not to worry. He will be caving soon for the right price... or Reid and the media tells him that he’s being a bad boy.
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