Senate Republicans Spar With EPA, Democrats Over Power Plant Rules

Senate Republicans are amplifying multiple core objections to EPA’s power plant greenhouse gas rule and other recent measures governing the sector, charging that the GHG standards improperly rely on carbon capture and sequestration (CCS) that is not ready for deployment and that the rule thus effectively functions as a mandate to shutter coal plants. “Your intent with these regulations is pretty clear: impose new, costly federal mandates in a short period of time to make continued investment in baseload power...