Whitfield Introduces Congressional Review Act Resolutions to Protect Jobs from EPA Overreach
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Energy and Power Subcommittee Chairman Ed Whitfield (KY-01) yesterday introduced two resolutions under the Congressional Review Act disapproving of two final rules issued by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to regulate carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from new and existing fossil-fuel fired power plants. One resolution relates to EPA’s CO2 emissions rule for new plants under section 111(b) and the second resolution relates to EPA’s rule for existing plants under section 111(d) of the Clean Air Act.