On September 2, Republicans on the House Environmental Resources and Energy Committee, voted to approve a concurrent resolution to kill final power plant carbon pollution reduction regulations which now goes to the full House for action.

Rep. Pam Snyder (D-Washington) voted with the Republicans.

The Committee’s action comes one day after the Independent Regulatory Review Commission voted 3 to 2 to approve the final Environmental Quality Board regulation to reduce carbon emissions from power plants.  Read more here.

The House and Senate now each have 30 calendar days or ten legislative days, whichever is longer, to adopt the concurrent resolution and present it to the Governor for his action.

Gov. Wolf would be expected to veto the resolution if it got to his desk.  The Senate and House would then have to decide whether to override the veto.

The House comes back into voting session on September 27 when it could consider the concurrent resolution.  The Senate comes back into session September 20.

Rep. Daryl Metcalfe (R-Butler) serves as Majority Chair of the House Environmental Committee and can be contacted by calling 717-783-1707 or sending email to: dmetcalf@pahousegop.com. Rep. Greg Vitali (D-Delaware) serves as Minority Chair and can be contacted by calling 717-787-7647 or sending email to: gvitali@pahouse.net.

(Photo: The Bruce Mansfield Power Plant, Beaver County, the largest coal-fired power plant in Pennsylvania closed in November 2019 due to competition from natural gas.  No plan was in place to help the workers and community deal with the impact of the closure.)

Related Articles:

-- Independent Regulatory Review Commission: Votes To Approve The Final RGGI Carbon Pollution Reduction Regulation Covering Power Plants

-- How Did We Get Here: Background On The Final EQB Regulation Reducing Carbon Pollution From Power Plants [RGGI] 

[Posted: September 2, 2021]

9/6/2021