Democratic Congressman Eviscerates New EPA Coal Regulation

Rep. Nick Rahall, D-W.Va., said last Thursday that the Environmental Protection Agency’s latest proposal to reduce carbon emissions from coal-fired power plants is “ill-conceived and illogical.”

Rahall, who wrote a blistering op-ed for Coal Valley News, reiterated the point that the EPA’s new regulations would essentially ban new coal plants and further the “war on coal” meme.

“It is just the latest salvo in the EPA’s war on coal, a war I have unwaveringly soldiered against, and I will work tirelessly to prevent such an ill-conceived and illogical plan from moving forward,” Rahall said.

Rahall noted that the EPA’s “wrong-headed policy” would increase energy bills, reduce energy reliability and cost jobs. He then blamed the EPA for

“This callous, ideologically driven EPA continues to be numb to the economic pain that its reckless regulations cause,” Rahall said.

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