Republicans Ready Bills To Ease, Not Scuttle, EPA's Power Plant GHG Rules

February 25, 2015
Top House and Senate Republicans are jointly crafting a pair of bills aimed at easing EPA's proposed rules to regulate greenhouse gases (GHGs) at new and existing power plants, though they are stopping short of scuttling the rules and challenging EPA's authority to address carbon dioxide (CO2) and other GHG emissions. Rep. Ed Whitfield (R-KY), chairman of the House Energy & Commerce Committee's energy and power subcommittee, said Feb. 24 that the GOP has decided to “acquiesce” to EPA's authority...

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