"House Passes Bill To Undermine Obama's Climate Rules"

"The House passed legislation Wednesday evening allowing states to opt out of the Obama administration's plan to regulate emissions from power plants by a vote of 247-180.

The legislation would allows governors to decline to comply with the Environmental Protection Agency's standards for power plant emissions if they found doing so would adversely affect electricity rates or reliability. It also would delay implementation of the proposed limits until all court challenges to the law were concluded.

Rep. Ed Whitfield (R-Ky.), chair of the House Energy and Power Subcommittee, called the power plant rules a "power grab" in a statement celebrating the bill's passage."

Kate Sheppard reports for the Huffington Post June 24, 2015.

SEE ALSO:

"White House Issues Veto Threats for Two GOP Environment Bills" (The Hill)

"House GOP Takes Aim at Obama Climate Plan for Power Plants" (AP)

"Aid Package for Coal Country Goes Ignored by Congress" (InsideClimate News)

"Coal Industry Lobbies White House to Back Off on New Power Plant Rules" (InsideClimate News)