The fossil fuel industry has pushed back, arguing the U.S. power grid is still deeply reliant on coal, natural gas and petroleum.
"The expected EPA regulation is just the latest in President Biden’s anti-fossil fuels agenda, coercing the retirement of electricity sources that are needed during the grid transition," Michelle Bloodworth, the president and CEO of America’s Power, a coal power trade group, told Fox News Digital.
"EPA’s actions are contrary to the concerns of grid operators and other energy experts who have warned about possible electricity shortages," she continued.
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled in June 2022 that an Obama-era rule limiting power plant emissions under the Clean Air Act was unconstitutional, since Congress never granted the EPA the explicit power to issue such regulations. But the Inflation Reduction Act passed two months after that ruling allows the EPA to regulate greenhouse gas emissions
"The expected EPA regulation is just the latest in President Biden’s anti-fossil fuels agenda, coercing the retirement of electricity sources that are needed during the grid transition," Michelle Bloodworth, the president and CEO of America’s Power, a coal power trade group, told Fox News Digital.
"EPA’s actions are contrary to the concerns of grid operators and other energy experts who have warned about possible electricity shortages," she continued.
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled in June 2022 that an Obama-era rule limiting power plant emissions under the Clean Air Act was unconstitutional, since Congress never granted the EPA the explicit power to issue such regulations. But the Inflation Reduction Act passed two months after that ruling allows the EPA to regulate greenhouse gas emissions
