The Patriot Post® · 12 States Provide EPA Some Feedback — By Suing

Last week, the EPA was asking for feedback on its new law regulating carbon emissions. How’s this for feedback: New EPA standards are being contested by West Virginia, Alabama, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Nebraska, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Carolina, South Dakota, Wyoming and Indiana. “At issue is the EPA’s move to dramatically cut greenhouse gas emissions from existing power plants via new standards to be imposed under the Clean Air Act,” reports The Hill. “The regulation … aims to cut carbon pollution from plants by 30 percent by 2030. The states contend that the Clean Air Act prohibits the EPA from regulating emissions from existing sources.” While the Obama administration continues to wage a war on the economy, others see the writing on the wall: a potential energy crisis this coming winter. To make matters worse, an impending EPA ozone regulation may be the worst yet. Since Congress won’t stem the tide, states are left doing what they can to reign in this rogue agency. For the sake of us all, let’s hope they succeed. More…