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Supreme Court Challenges EPA Overreach (The Hill)

No ‘free rein’ for the EPA  By Peter Glaser The U.S. Supreme Court has overturned a centerpiece of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) strategy to regulate greenhouse gas emissions under the Clean Air Act, clearly reining in the agency from what has become a pattern of regulatory overreach. This will prove to be a heavy […]

Wisconsin Manufacturers Oppose EPA Regulation Proposal (The Star)

Manley: EPA rule will kill jobs, raise energy prices By Scott Manley, Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce On June 2, the U.S. EPA proposed a global warming regulation that will significantly increase the cost of electricity for Wisconsin consumers, and kill thousands of jobs. The rule targets our fleet of coal-fired power plants, and is likely […]

Costly EPA Proposal Hard to Defend (Los Angeles Times)

Finding fault with the EPA The Natural Resources Defense Council’s Frances Beinecke finds it so difficult to defend the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s claim that its new carbon dioxide regulations will save consumers money and their jobs that she prefers to criticize the EPA’s critics instead. But their logic is unassailable: Driving out low-cost electricity […]

Nine Governors Urge President to Withdraw Carbon Regulation Proposal

Nine Republican governors sent a letter to President Obama urging him to abandon his administration’s recent proposal for burdensome greenhouse gas emissions standards and instead pursue a more pragmatic energy policy where states take the lead. Here is the text of the letter: June 16, 2014 Honorable Barack Obama President of the United States The […]

Proposed Carbon Regulations Crippling for Kentucky (SurfKY)

Could Proposed Coal Burning Power Plant Regulations Cripple Kentucky? Rita Dukes Smith, SurfKY News Director KENTUCKY (6/13/14) ― Leaders from two western Kentucky coal counties agree that if the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s proposed standards for existing power plants are approved, the subsequent job and revenue losses could cripple the state’s economy. “The way it’s […]

Electricity Grid Reliability: Close to the Edge – Quote

“EPA rules . . . will lead to higher prices and less reliable service over time. As a result of the US EPA’s mercury and air toxic standards, an estimated 376 coal-based units will close in 38 states over the next three to five years . . . ” — Anthony Alexander, CEO, FirstEnergy, April 8, 2014 Download Fact Sheet (PDF)

EPA Climate Regulations = No Impact on Global Temperatures (Cato Institute)

0.02°C Temperature Rise Averted: The Vital Number Missing from the EPA’s “By the Numbers” Fact Sheet By PAUL C. “CHIP” KNAPPENBERGER and PATRICK J. MICHAELS Global Science Report is a feature from the Center for the Study of Science, where we highlight one or two important new items in the scientific literature or the popular media. For broader and more […]