Rogers Supports Legal Challenge of EPA's "Clean Power Plan"

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Today, U.S. Rep. Harold "Hal" Rogers (KY-05) joined more than 200 of his Congressional colleagues to file an amicus brief in the case of State of West Virginia, et al. v. Environmental Protection Agency, et al.

The effort was led by U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), Senate Environment and Public Works Committee Chairman Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.), House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-Mich.) and House Energy and Power Subcommittee Chairman Ed Whitfield (R-Ky.), garnering the support of 34 Senators and 171 House Members.

The amicus brief supports the petitions filed by 27 states, which oppose the EPA's so-called "Clean Power Plan." A copy of the brief can be found here.

"The overreaching Clean Power Plan is one of many EPA regulations that have taken dead aim at Kentucky's coal industry, and it must be stopped. Though it devastates small, rural communities across Appalachia and the nation, the rule will have no impact on carbon emissions across the globe," said Congressman Rogers. "The Supreme Court rightfully suspended the EPA's efforts to shut down coal-fired power plants and completely transform our nation's energy portfolio. The amicus brief is a signal of Congressional support for the court's decision, as well as a request to end the EPA's job-killing anti-coal agenda."

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