MANCHIN URGES EPA TO EXTEND POWER PLANT CO2 RULE COMMENT PERIOD, COMMIT TO HOLDING PUBLIC HEARING IN WEST VIRGINIA

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"As the state with the largest percentage of coal-fired power and the second-largest producer of coal, EPA's proposal will disproportionately harm West Virginia's energy security and economy. Over the last decade, EPA regulations have contributed towards nearly 4 GW of generator retirements in West Virginia. Residents and businesses in our state deserve an opportunity to speak face-to-face with EPA about the impacts of this proposed rule and other recently-announced EPA regulations.

Government should work for the people, not the other way around. At the very least, the EPA owes the American people a fair and transparent process to ensure they understand the scope and scale of a new major federal regulation before it is thrust upon them. An extended comment period and a public hearing in West Virginia are two exceedingly reasonable requests for a proposal as ambitious and unprecedented as this, and I hope we are able to work together to make them happen."

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