Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt is among 17 attorneys general from across the U.S. that are commenting on the Environmental Protection Agency's proposed regulations for power plants emissions.
The proposed guidelines would require coal and oil-fired power plants to reduce emissions of various toxic air pollutants. But the attorneys general's letter says rule picks winners and losers in the energy context by elevating renewable energy sources at the expense of fossil fuel-fired electric generation.
The letter goes on to say that the Clean Air Act does not grant EPA the power to set energy policy for the states, and claims rule is an attempt to bypass the legislative process. It also says the EPA's proposal threatens the states' core interests and the proper functioning of their resource and energy policies.
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