Sen. Wicker not pleased with new EPA rules, says could raise power bills

If Power Plants Close, Your Bills Go Up: Wicker Blasts New EPA Rules at DC Hearing

WASHINGTON, D.C.–If coal power plants are forced to close under new EPA rules, your light bill could go way up. Sen. Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) blasted the new Environmental Protection Agency rules in a Senate hearing in DC Wednesday.

The rules are designed to cut carbon emissions. Politicians on the right have said the rules are too strict and would hurt the economy and consumers. Thinking on the left of the issue is that the rules would protect the environment.

“People in Mississippi have told me that we are going to have to close down the entire coal-fired power production in the state because of this rule,” said Wicker, a member of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works. “This is going to be a regulatory nightmare for electric providers, users, and working families.”

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2/12/15