Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants: Coal- and Oil-Fired Electric Utility Steam Generating Units Review of the Residual Risk and Technology Review.
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Latest Action · May 16, 2024
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
This joint resolution seeks to overturn an Environmental Protection Agency rule that sets emission standards for hazardous air pollutants from coal- and oil-fired power plants. Under a congressional disapproval process, if passed, the resolution would nullify the EPA's May 2024 rule regarding pollution standards and technology requirements for electric utility steam generating units. The resolution affects power plants that burn coal or oil for electricity generation, as well as communities downwind of these facilities. No specific funding or timeline is included in the resolution itself, though such disapproval measures follow expedited procedures under federal law. The resolution was introduced by a group of Republican senators and referred to the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works.
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