#SubEnergyPower to Examine the Impact of EPA Regulations on the American Energy and Industrial Sectors

Press Release

The Subcommittee on Energy and Power, chaired by Rep. Ed Whitfield (R-KY), has scheduled a hearing for Wednesday, July 6, 2016, at 10 a.m. in 2322 of the Rayburn House Office Building. The hearing is entitled, "A Review of EPA's Regulatory Activity During the Obama Administration: Energy and Industrial Sectors."

Since 2009, EPA has published over 3,900 final rules in the Federal Register. These rules apply broadly across the U.S. economy, including to the electricity, oil and gas, and manufacturing and industrial sectors. Among the rules issued are an expanding set of over 100 greenhouse gas related rules, including the agency's "Clean Power Plan," as well as other major rules affecting energy production and industrial activity.

Significant questions and concerns have been raised by the states and affected entities regarding the complexity, costs, legality, and feasibility of certain major agency rules, including rules affecting the electricity and oil and gas sectors. Members will examine these questions, implementation issues, and the potential cumulative impacts of the rules on these and other critical sectors of our economy.

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