SW Virginia News

The Congressional Coal Caucus Co-Chairs, including Representatives Dan Meuser (R-PA), Carol Miller (R-WV), Harriet Hageman (R-WY), and Morgan Griffith (R-VA), have expressed their concern over the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) power plant rules targeting the coal fleet.

In a statement issued today, the Co-Chairs criticized the EPA's actions, stating, "Despite the warnings of grid transmission operators, utilities, grid reliability experts and regulators that the U.S. is facing a grid reliability crisis compounded by surging power demand, the EPA has ignored those warnings and pushed ahead with its destructive agenda to essentially end coal powered electricity in the United States."

The Congressional Coal Caucus Co-Chairs further expressed their dismay at the EPA's approach, highlighting that the agency's rules will accelerate coal plant retirements at a time when grid reliability and the affordability of the nation's power supply require the opposite response. They emphasized the importance of heeding the advice of experts responsible for ensuring a reliable power supply and raised concerns about the potential negative consequences for millions of Americans.

The Congressional Coal Caucus serves as the voice of American coal communities in Congress, representing both eastern and western mining states, as well as all types of coal produced throughout the country.