A week after President Barack Obama and the federal EPA announced a new rule that would set caps on carbon emissions from existing power plants, U.S. Rep. Nick Rahall, D-.Va., and U.S. Rep. David McKinley, R-W.Va., announced Monday they are introducing bill to stop it.
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Representative Nick Rahall, a Democrat, will work with Representative David McKinley, a Republican, with the goal of stopping the Environmental Protection Agency's rule on existing power plants, which was announced on Monday, and an earlier proposal covering yet-to-be-built plants.
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Reps. Nick Rahall (D-W.Va.) and David McKinley (R-W.Va.) said they will introduce legislation to block the Environmental Protection Agency's proposed limits on carbon dioxide emissions from power plants.
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When President Barack Obama reviewed his aides's ideas for tackling climate change last year, he gave one simple directive: "Don't skinny it down."
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Developers of the Appalachian Shale Cracker Enterprise project are moving ahead rapidly with plans for a new ethane cracker facility for Wood County.
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At the same time, leaders allowed to the floor an amendment banning the Defense Department from participating in climate change research. It was sponsored by West Virginia Republican Rep. David McKinley, who questioned the validity of climate science research generally but also argued that reducing the use of coal wasn't worth the harm it would do to the economy.
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