Republican Budget Aims to Constrain EPA's 'Activist' Policies, Regulations

摘要

House Budget Committee Chairman Tom Price (R-Ga.) railed against Environmental Protection Agency regulations, including its Clean Water Rule and Clean Power Plan, as part of his fiscal year 2017 fiscal blueprint, unveiled on March 15. In a collection of budget documents released to the public, Price accused the agency of killing American jobs and weakening the U.S. economy through onerous requirements. "The highest regulatory costs come from rules issued by the Environmental Protection Agency," the budget legislative text said. "The [Clean Power Plan] standards are unachievable with current commercially available technology, resulting in a de facto ban on new coal-fired power plants."