The bill, sponsored by Sens. Rob Portman (R-Ohio) and Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.) easily cleared a procedural hurdle last week, and The New York Times reported that the bill had widespread support from members of both parties in both chambers of Congress. A companion bill in the House, sponsored by Reps. David B. McKinley (R-W.Va.) and Peter Welch (D-Vt.) also has drawn strong bipartisan backing, The Times said.
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In a relentless procession that ignited wails of grief, rescue workers coated in grime lumbered out of a mine in western Turkey again and again Wednesday, struggling to carry stretchers laden with bodies covered in blankets.
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A companion bill in the House, sponsored by Representatives David B. McKinley, Republican of West Virginia, and Peter Welch, Democrat of Vermont, has also drawn strong bipartisan backing.
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Opponents of the rules, including the coal association and legislators such as Rep. David McKinley, R-W.Va., and Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., argue the standards can't be met using existing technology and effectively bar the construction of additional generating units that burn coal.
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The DEP and the West Virginia Coal Association both submitted written comments to the federal Environmental Protection Agency concerning the new rules Friday, the last day the agency was accepting comments on the standards. Opponents of the rules, including the coal association and legislators such as Rep. David McKinley, R-Wheeling, and Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., argue the standards can't be met using existing technology and effectively bar the construction of additional generating units that burn coal.
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