The National Mining Association (NMA) issued the following comment from Rich Nolan, President & CEO, on oral arguments, set for Friday, Dec. 6, in the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit (D.C. Circuit) concerning the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) so-called Clean Power Plan (CPP) 2.0 rule.
“We defeated the original Clean Power Plan in the Supreme Court and look forward to making our case before the D.C. Circuit this week on its successor rule: the Clean Power Plan 2.0. The only difference between then and now is that grid reliability has reached a breaking point at the exact time that electricity demand is increasing at a historic pace. The rapid uptake of power-hungry data centers, AI and EVs will only make what was already an urgent issue a full-blown crisis. Despite these stark realities, the EPA continued to press forward with an illogical and unachievable rule—far overstepping its authority—and it’s time for the court to step in and vacate this rule to safeguard reliable and affordable electricity for all Americans.”
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