A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "Air Plan Approval; West Virginia; Regional Haze State Implementation Plan for the Second Implementation Period".
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Latest Action · July 22, 2025
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
This joint resolution would overturn an Environmental Protection Agency rule approving West Virginia's air quality plan for reducing regional haze pollution through 2035. The disapproval would nullify the EPA's July 2025 decision that West Virginia's plan adequately addressed federal requirements to improve visibility at national parks and wilderness areas by controlling emissions from power plants and other sources. If passed by both chambers and signed by the president, the rule would have no legal effect, potentially forcing West Virginia to develop a new or revised air quality plan that meets congressional expectations. The resolution uses the Congressional Review Act, a legislative tool that allows Congress to reject federal agency regulations within a limited timeframe. No additional funding or implementation timeline is specified in the joint resolution itself.
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