Pro-coal Democrats distance themselves from Obama on power-plant proposal
Greenwire: Coal state Democrats, especially those in tough races, have emerged as among the loudest critics to the Obama administration’s latest proposal to limit greenhouse gas emissions from new power plants.
On Friday, as U.S. EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy touted the potential new guidelines, Rep. Nick Rahall (D-W.Va.) introduced a resolution for Congress to officially object to the Obama administration’s move.
The resolution says “the proposed rule would be detrimental to the Nation’s coal mining…
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