Coal in the News

24Jul

Gov: Mississippi Might Not Comply with Climate Rule

Via The Hill:  Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant (R) has told the Environmental Protection Agency his state might not comply with a forthcoming Obama administration rule on carbon emissions from power plants. “We do not see how it will be possible to reasonably develop a State Implementation Plan [SIP] given the burdensome requirements of EPA’s proposal […]
23Jul

”Just Say No to EPA”

Via The Logan Banner: SAVANNAH, Ga. – Del. Rupert “Rupie” Phillips, D-Logan authored a resolution adopted by the Southern Legislative Conference (SLC) calling for member states to take action against the Environmental Protection Administration’s Clean Power Plan. The resolution was adopted on July 19 by the energy and environment committee at the four-day annual meeting […]
21Jul

Kentucky Wins a Battle, But War on Coal Ongoing

Via The Courier-Journal: Kentucky has won a battle in the War on Coal. Last month, the U.S. Supreme Court decision said the Environmental Protection Agency violated the Clean Air Act when it issued burdensome new regulations on power plant emissions. The justices held that EPA was required by law to take the costs of their […]
20Jul

Southern States Rally for ‘Line in the Sand’ on EPA’s Clean Power Plan

Via E&E Publishing: SAVANNAH, Ga. — Momentum is building across the Southeast toward a “just say no” campaign for U.S. EPA’s final Clean Power Plan rule, expected to be released within weeks. A panel of lawmakers at the Southern Legislative Conference (SLC) yesterday passed a resolution urging state attorneys general to sue EPA over the […]
20Jul

Stop the EPA’s Carbon Power Grab, Colorado

Via The Denver Post: The ruling is not likely to deter the EPA from finalizing its even more costly regulations on carbon emissions from coal plants this summer. Thus, states must be ready to ask the courts to block the implementation of a regulatory scheme that, according to independent economic consultants, will cost energy consumers […]
18Jul

Power Plant Cuts ‘Too Much Too Soon,’ Utilities Tell White House

Via The Washington Examiner:  Coal utilities are urging the White House in an eleventh-hour plea to push back the Obama administration’s timeline for cutting carbon emissions at existing power plants, saying the aggressive deadlines pose a threat to electric reliability. The Environmental Protection Agency’s proposed plan simply does not give enough time to build the […]
17Jul

Pence Encourages States to Fight Greenhouse Gas Rules

Via The Indianapolis Star: The rules, which are expected to be finalized this summer, are the cornerstone of the administration’s plan to curb climate change. If states refuse to comply, the EPA has said, it will impose its own plan. But that would delay implementation, even without the legal challenge Pence says he’s committed to […]
16Jul

A Cautionary Tale on Energy

Via Philly.com: The idea of Pennsylvania doing things “the California way” doesn’t make much sense. Unfortunately, Pennsylvanians may not have a choice if the Obama administration has its way. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will soon finalize the Clean Power Plan, which requires states to reduce carbon dioxide emissions by 30 percent by 2030. To […]
15Jul

States Consider Defying Obama Climate Rule

Via The Hill: Governors of some conservative states are threatening to disregard President Obama’s signature climate rule for power plants, potentially creating a showdown with the federal government. Opponents of the Environmental Protection Agency’s regulation hope that the decisions by the six governors could lead to a significant or complete destruction of the rule, thwarting […]
14Jul

KY Race May Alter Clean Power Plan Fortunes

Via Environment & Energy Daily: For many supporters of the Obama administration’s landmark proposal to cut greenhouse gas emissions from existing power plants, Kentucky is an example of the plan’s viability. Even though the state is a major producer and consumer of coal, Democratic Gov. Steve Beshear’s administration thinks it can develop a plan to […]