Attorney General Alan Wilson Continues fight Against Government Overreach and for Affordable Electricity
COLUMBIA, S.C. – South carolina attorney General Alan Wilson is leading efforts to challenge what he calls government overreach impacting energy costs, participating in two letters to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) aimed at curbing regulations affecting power plants.
The first letter, signed by 23 state attorneys general, supports the EPA’s proposal to significantly reduce the scope of the Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program (GHGRP), initially implemented in 2009 during the Obama management. The attorneys general contend the program’s mandates exceed the EPA’s statutory authority and that even if the authority existed, the associated costs outweigh any potential benefits.
A second letter,backed by 25 state attorneys general,advocates for extending the compliance deadline for coal-fired power plants regarding a Biden-era water pollution rule and requests the EPA to fully rescind the regulation.
“Throughout the Obama and Biden administrations, we saw unelected bureaucrats overstepping their authority to do things that were costly and destructive, and every time, I fought against them,” Attorney General Wilson stated.”The Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program has not been proven necessary to support any authorized purpose, and the Biden-era water pollution rules were apparently meant to push coal plants into retirement.”
South Carolina, along with 21 other states, has already filed a lawsuit challenging the Biden-era water pollution rule, which remains pending.
The attorneys general joining Wilson in the letter regarding the Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program include those from North Dakota, Alabama, Alaska, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, nebraska, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, and West Virginia. The full letter can be found here.
Supporting Wilson in the letter concerning the water pollution rules were the attorneys general of West Virginia, Alabama, Alaska, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, and Wyoming.The letter is available for review here.
