GOP lawmakers flame Biden admin for 'catastrophic' coal power plant crackdown

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GOP lawmakers flame Biden admin for 'catastrophic' coal power plant crackdown
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Under the new rules, the EPA will force coal plants to almost completely eliminate their greenhouse gas emissions by 2039.

by JACKSON WALKER | The National DeskPresident Biden and a coal power plant Several GOP lawmakers flamed the Biden administration Thursday for a “reckless" new initiative focused on clean energy .four new rules for fossil fuel use. These rules aim to tighten regulations and reduce “dangerous pollution.”

The EPA’s latest rule is nothing short of catastrophic for our electric grid and disastrous for our energy security,” Rep. Balderson. “These rules aren’t meant to address the emissions of coal- and natural gas-fired plants. Rather, they are designed to force fossil fuel power plants into early retirement and block the construction of new plants, reducing our baseload energy and creating unprecedented grid reliability issues.

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