House approves ‘Stop the War on Coal’ bill in last act before November election

The Hill
September 23, 2012

FLASHBACK: Obama Advances Plan to “Bankrupt” Coal Industry With New CO2 Limits

The House approved a bill Friday morning that would significantly deregulate the coal industry, in a vote that was the last legislative act of the House before the November election.

The Stop the War on Coal Act, H.R. 3409, was approved in a 233-175 vote, although as usual, the bill many Democrats described as anti-environmental still found some Democratic support — 19 Democrats voted for it.

The legislation is a combination of five bills that would overturn or prevent an array of regulations that Republicans say would harm the coal industry and the economy. Among other things, it would block the Environmental Protection Agency’s ability to regulate greenhouse gas emissions from power plants and other sources, and prevent rules on the storage and disposal of coal ash and limit Clean Water Act rules.

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This article was posted: Sunday, September 23, 2012 at 2:54 pm

Tags: climate, domestic news, energy, government corruption, technology

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