To prohibit the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency from finalizing, implementing, or enforcing a proposed rule related to new source performance standards and emissions guidelines for greenhouse gas emissions from certain stationary sources, and for other purposes.
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Latest Action · June 16, 2023
Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment, Manufacturing, and Critical Materials.
The Protect Our Power Plants Act would prohibit the Environmental Protection Agency from finalizing or enforcing a proposed rule that sets greenhouse gas emissions standards for coal and natural gas power plants. The bill's sponsors argue that the EPA lacks clear congressional authorization to implement this rule under the Clean Air Act and that the required technologies, such as carbon capture and clean hydrogen, have not been adequately demonstrated or proven cost-effective. The legislation would prevent the EPA from enforcing emissions guidelines for both new and existing fossil fuel-fired power plants that were proposed in May 2023. The bill reflects disagreements over how broadly the EPA can regulate power plant emissions after a 2022 Supreme Court decision requiring Congress to explicitly authorize major regulatory actions with significant economic impacts. No specific funding or implementation timeline is included in the legislation, as the bill's sole purpose is to block the proposed rule from taking effect.
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