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Missouri Among 20 Other States Challenging EPA’s Clean Power Plan

Via Lake News Online: Missouri Attorney General Chris Koster recently announced the state would be joining 22 others in challenging the EPA’s Clean Power Plan, arguing the plan exceeds the federal agency’s authority that set strict limits on carbon emissions for each state. Koster announced the decision to join federal suit with other states during […]

Coal Supporters Use Obama Visit to Spotlight Economy Woes

Via West Virginia MetroNews: Ahead of President Obama’s visit to Charleston to talk about the nation’s drug problem, some in the state believed there were equally pressing issues the president has ignored.  Around 100 gathered on the capitol grounds Wednesday morning to spotlight and protest the effects of Obama’s environmental policies on West Virginia. “Seemed […]

Former EPA Official: Clean Power Plan Won’t Survive

Via RTO Insider: BALTIMORE — Former Environmental Protection Agency official Jeff Holmstead says he hasn’t made predictions on how the courts will rule on previous environmental rules affecting the electric industry. But Holmstead, former EPA assistant administrator for air and radiation, says he’s very confident that the agency’s new carbon emission rule, the Clean Power […]

Answers Must Address the Root of the Drug Problem

Via The Charleston Gazette: Thank you President Obama for coming to West Virginia to discuss the rampant drug problem faced by our state, our region and, indeed, our nation. Perhaps no place has been more affected by the scourge of drugs — both prescription and illegal — than West Virginia. And perhaps no place in […]

EPA’s Plan on Clean Power Oversteps Federal Authority

Via The Gazette:  The quest for cleaner energy is one of the great challenges of the 21st century and has fueled many “green” initiatives in recent years. But something troubling is coming down the pike now that the Obama administration has announced its new “Clean Power Plan” (CPP). In a full-speed-ahead quest to lower carbon […]

Texans Warned of ‘Rolling Blackouts’ if EPA Clean Power Rule is Implemented

Via WOAI 1200: A business group is warning today that the controversial Clean Power Plan presented last month by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency could leave Texas customers with rolling blackouts, and no electricity when they turn on the light switch, News Radio 1200 WOAI reports. the group Balanced Energy for Texas says implementing of […]

Sens. Heitkamp, Wicker See Unattainable Standards in ‘Clean Power Plan’

Via KFYR-TV Posted: Tue 5:47 PM, Oct 13, 2015 By: Peter Zampa, Washington Correspondent The Environmental Protection Agency’s ‘Clean Power Plan’ has stirred controversy throughout the United States. Some senators believe the administration is setting unachievable standards for carbon dioxide and ozone reductions. Sen. Heidi Heitkamp, D-N.D., and Sen. Roger Wicker, R-Miss., say the standards […]

North Dakota Will Fight Clean Power Plan

Via The Bismarck Tribune  21 hours ago • By Jessica Holdman North Dakota’s response to limits on carbon dioxide emissions from coal plants will be a two-track approach — litigation and preparation. North Dakota Department of Health will create the state implementation plan to comply with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Clean Power Plan while […]

Coal Must Remain Part of State’s Power-Source Portfolio

Via the St. Cloud Times  Rep. Jim Newberger, District 15B 12:02 p.m. CDT October 12, 2015 Letters The Sept. 26 letter “No coal does not mean closing Sherco” suggests transitioning the Xcel Energy Sherco power plant in Becker toward clean energy, such as wind power, instead of shutting it down. It fails to mention Xcel […]

WV Attorney General Submits FOIA to EPA for Clean Power Plan

Via WBOY By Nick Farrell West Virginia’s attorney general is leading a bipartisan coalition seeking information from the EPA on its Clean Power Plan. Attorney General Patrick Morrisey made a Freedom of Information Act request to learn why the rule hasn’t been published in the federal register. Until that rule is published, states that disagree […]