EPA lectures Luminant on how to manage a power plant in tough economic times

Apparently tipped off to Luminant’s lawsuit filed Sep. 11 against EPA concerning the Cross-State Air Pollution Rule, the EPA sent this obnoxious and condescending letter informing Luminant that shutting down mines is not the way to go in tough economic times.

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The EPA lectured Luminant,

While making the business decision to close these mines may be one of several cost-effect ways to comply with the rule we do not believe it is the only path forward, particularly given the nation’s difficult economic situation.

Aside from the EPA’s temerity in advising Luminant on how to run its operations, why did the agency promulgate a benefit-less, job-killing regulation during the “nation’s difficult economic situation” in the first place?

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