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Read. Follow. Verify.Proposed Resolution to Overturn EPA Power Plant Emission Rules
Record date · July 2, 2024
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What This Bill Would Do
This resolution seeks to formally disapprove and invalidate a recent EPA rule that sets stricter greenhouse gas emission standards for new and existing fossil fuel-fired power plants. If passed, the EPA's May 2024 regulation would be rendered null and void, preventing it from taking effect.
The resolution directly challenges federal authority to regulate carbon emissions from power plants, which would determine whether electric utilities must invest in new emission-control technologies or continue operating under existing standards.
- The Congressional Review Act allows Congress to overturn federal agency rules through a joint resolution that bypasses the standard filibuster process in the Senate. context
Who It Would Affect
Groups the bill's text would affect if enacted, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
Fossil fuel-fired electric generating units
These facilities are the subject of the EPA emission standards and would be relieved of compliance requirements if the rule is overturned.
Environmental Protection Agency
The agency's regulatory action is being challenged and would be nullified if the resolution is enacted.
Key Facts
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Regulatory Reversal
The resolution seeks to simultaneously overturn new emission standards and restore the previously repealed 'Affordable Clean Energy Rule'.
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Analysis Score
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- Controversy90Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
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