Attorney General Bondi’s Office and Others File Brief Asking Environmental Protection Agency to Delay Regulations That Threaten Affordable Electricity Rates
TALLAHASSEE, Fla.–Attorney General Pam Bondi announced that Florida has
joined 24 other states and the U.S. Territory of Guam to file an amicus
brief asking the Environmental Protection Agency to delay implementation of
costly air emissions regulations in order to protect consumers and
Florida’s economy. The amicus brief was filed by Michigan Attorney General
Bill Schuette.
“We cannot allow Floridians, many of whom are already suffering financial
hardships, to bear the brunt of costly federal regulations,” stated
Attorney General Pam Bondi. “The brief asks the Environmental Protection
Agency slow down the implementation of their burdensome regulations in
order to correct technical issues and consider the consequences.”
The EPA’s proposed Electric Generation Utility Maximum Achievable Control
Technology (EGU-MACT) rule would create new federal regulation to address
the emissions of “hazardous air pollutants” from coal and oil-fired power
plants. The brief states that the rule under consideration “has the
potential to undermine significantly the reliability of our Nation’s
electrical supply and significantly increase the cost of electricity to the
consumer.” The issues raised in the brief are consistent with comments
provided by the Florida Department of Environmental Protection and the
Public Service Commission on the adverse effects of the rule.
Twenty-five states and the U.S. Territory of Guam filed an amicus brief
today with U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia in the case,
American Nurses Association, et al. v. Lisa P, Jackson, and Administrator
of The United States Environmental Protection Agency. The 25 states
include: Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Georgia, Florida,
Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan, Mississippi,
Nebraska, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee,
Texas, Utah, Virginia, West Virginia, and Wyoming.
To read the amicus brief, please click here.
http://myfloridalegal.com/webfiles.nsf/WF/MMFD-8MJGXA/$file/10.10.11AmicusBriefANAvJackson.pdf
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