Attorneys general from 15 states are
suing in federal court to block sweeping carbon regulations from the
Environmental Protection Agency.
“This rule is the most far-reaching
energy regulation in the nation’s history, and the EPA simply does not have the
legal authority to carry it out,” West Virginia Attorney General Patrick
Morrisey said in a statement
Thursday. “With this rule, the EPA is attempting to transform itself from an
environmental regulator to a central planning agency for states’ energy
economies. The Clean Air Act was never intended to be used to create this type
of regulatory regime, and it flies in the face of the powers granted to states
under the U.S. Constitution.”
West Virginia is leading the
lawsuit, filed in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia, along
with Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana,
Michigan, Nebraska, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Wisconsin and Wyoming.
Under the rules finalized earlier
this month, the EPA will regulate the electricity industry and require states
and utility companies to meet goals, providing rewards and penalties. Each
state is required to present a plan to the federal government for compliance
under the plan under the regulation.
The final Clean Power Plan calls for
reducing carbon emissions by 32 percent below 2005 levels by 2030. Obama called the
regulation earlier this month, “the single most important step the U.S. has
ever taken to fight climate change.”
“We sincerely hope that the Obama
administration stops its gamesmanship and publishes the rule before the
September 8 deadline so the states can challenge the rule on the merits,”
Morrisey said. “If the administration drags its feet, at the expense of the
states and their citizens, the courts should grant us relief from a burdensome
situation created by EPA’s highly unusual approach here.”
The Obama administration has said it
is confident about the legality of the regulations.
“To ensure that the Clean Power
Plan’s significant health benefits and progress against climate change are
delivered to all Americans, EPA and the Department of Justice will vigorously
defend it in court,” EPA spokeswoman Liz Purchia told Reuters.
http://www.theblaze.com/stories/2015/08/14/15-states-file-suit-against-new-obama-carbon-regulations/
Comments
Georgia
is not listed in the group of States fighting this. We need to join this suit
and stop the EPA from increasing our electric bills by 500%. EPA Carbon
regulations are based on the global warming hoax.
Norb
Leahy, Dunwoody GA Tea Party Leader
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