Hageman Slams EPA Plan That Would Harm Wyoming Coal Production
Plan would threaten electricity reliability for millions, drive up costs and eliminate jobs
Last week, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released a determination that would deny State Implementation Plans (SIP) submitted by Wyoming and 18 other states, to implement its new Interstate Transport Rule, which is a regulation to ensure “upwind” states are not contributing to smog in “downwind” states. Despite the EPA’s obligation under the Clean Air Act (CAA) to recognize state implementation plans (SIPs), the EPA has chosen to ignore Wyoming’s plan in favor of far more restrictive policies. Multiple experts have weighed in on behalf of Wyoming and other affected states telling the EPA that electricity reliability would be threatened if the EPA’s plan were enacted. In addition, American coal production is among the cleanest in the world.
“This move by the EPA is yet another attack on American energy production by the Biden Administration. It is an attempt to use federal agency regulation to drive coal production and use out of business. While that may play well with the liberal elites in Washington, it has real life consequences in Wyoming. This determination, if enacted, will severely damage electricity reliability, send consumer energy costs skyrocketing, and kill good paying coal jobs here in our state.
“Sadly, the EPA is not following science or any sound practices – it is a politicized agency in pursuit of “Green New Deal” type policies. Wyoming, and the country at large, cannot afford to allow this agency activism to go unchallenged,” said Congresswoman Harriet Hageman.
Contact: Chris Berardi, Senior Advisor/Communications Director