EPW Policy Beat: 16 coal-fired plants in West Virginia, 38 in Ohio, 32 in Michigan, 24 in Indiana, 21 in Pennsylvania, and 21 in Wisconsin are "at risk" of shutting down because of EPA rules
Link to Inhofe EPW Press Blog
President Obama's executive order on regulatory reform calls for an examination of existing regulations. But what about those in the pipeline? More specifically, what about the mass of EPA rules hovering over coal-fired power plants throughout the Midwest? What about their affect on people's jobs and livelihoods? On this, the President says nothing.