Republican states fighting back against EPA rules impacting coal plants Republican officials are fighting back against Environmental Protection Agency rules that they argue would prematurely shut down coal plants and destabilize power grids. 06/15/2024 - 1:31 pm | View Link
States Throw Support Behind EPA’s New Power Plant Carbon Rule A coalition of states, cities, and regulators joined the legal battle over greenhouse gas rules for power plants with a new brief filed on Tuesday, urging an appellate panel not to pause the rule. 06/12/2024 - 6:32 am | View Link
EPA and DOI Regulatory Roundup: Air Toxics and Carbon, Coal Ash, Wastewater, Methane, and Offshore Wind These regulations represent significant ... These areas include inactive power plants with surface impoundments that are no longer being used and historical coal ash disposal areas at active power ... 06/11/2024 - 1:00 pm | View Link
Ohio’s U.S. Rep. Troy Balderson leads drive to toss out new EPA power plant rules A statement from Balderson said the EPA’s plan “was created by and for extreme activists, ignoring the real-world harm it will cause to our electric grid and American energy security. 06/6/2024 - 6:46 am | View Link
GOP Lawmakers Aim to Protect Coal and Gas-Fired Power Plants from EPA Rules Republican lawmakers have said the new rules issued by the EPA “impose unrealistic emissions requirements on existing coal-fired power plants and newly constructed gas-fired power plants.” ... 06/5/2024 - 1:00 pm | View Link
“New York’s highest court on Tuesday dismissed Donald Trump’s appeal of the gag order imposed in his Manhattan criminal trial, dealing a setback to the former president’s efforts to strip the restrictions in the wake of his conviction,” Politico reports.
“After Rep. Matt Gaetz said the House Ethics Committee was opening a new investigation into him on Monday, the committee confirmed Tuesday that it is, indeed, continuing to look into the Florida Republican for a number of allegations, including “sexual misconduct and illicit drug use,” NOTUS reports.
“In late 2020, the Department of Justice began investigating Gaetz over allegations that he had sex trafficked a minor.
“But let’s be crystal clear: if Democrats take the coward’s way out and sign our names to a half-baked deal that lets the wealthy off the hook, it will be a huge failure — and one the American people cannot afford.”
— Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), quoted by the HuffPost, on how to handle the expiration of the Trump tax cuts.
Katherine Miller: “There won’t be a trial anytime soon — or maybe ever — for Donald Trump on charges related to Jan. 6. No matter the Supreme Court presidential immunity decision, even if the court rules that a trial can proceed, there almost certainly won’t be enough time before the election.
“Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX) has raised $20 million so far in the 2024 cycle, according to a source familiar with his political operations, besting his total for the 2022 cycle,” Punchbowl News reports.
“Cornyn is running to succeed Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell as Senate GOP leader, and fundraising is a key element of his pitch to fellow Republicans.