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Friday, February 24, 2012
Letter to EPA Cites Damage of Proposed New Source Performance Standards
WASHINGTON – A bipartisan letter signed by 221 Members of the U.S. House of Representatives, and led by U.S. Rep. Ed Whitfield (R-KY) and U.S. Rep. John Barrow (D-GA), called on the Obama Administration to stop the EPA’s latest effort to impose new greenhouse gas rules on electric utilities.
“When a bipartisan majority of the House of Representatives calls on the Obama Administration to put a stop to another EPA regulation that will drive up energy costs for families and businesses, it’s time for the EPA to start listening,” said Evan Tracey, Senior Vice President, Communications, of the American Coalition for Clean Coal Electricity. “The EPA continues to push regulations that will hurt the economy. Despite an economic recession, an unacceptable unemployment rate and families that are struggling against escalating energy costs, the EPA is once again pushing for expensive new rules. We support sensible steps to improve the environment, but it's high time for Office of Management and Budget to stop another bad EPA rule before its too late.”
The majority of the U.S. House who signed the letter to the Office of Management and Budget said that EPA would force the use of unproven technologies and send thousands of U.S. jobs overseas. To see the full letter, please click here: http://whitfield.house.gov/press-release/bi-partisan-majority-house-repr...