AG Pax­ton Fights Biden EPA Over Uncon­sti­tu­tion­al Reg­u­la­tion of Pow­er Plants

"The new regulations are not cost-effective, and exceed necessary air quality standards for reasons that are unrelated to the environment."

Texas Insider Report: AUSTIN, Texas – After President Joe Biden's EPA (the Environment Protection Agency) proposed that fossil fuel-fired power plants in 25 States participate in an ozone program beginning in 2023 – among other requirements – Texas' Attorney General Ken Paxton wrote a letter to them regarding its Federal Implementation Plan and addressed the regional ozone transport requirements for the 2015 Ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standard.

EPA regulators are also proposing nitrogen oxide emissions limitations on certain other industrial stationary sources in 23 States, all of which unconstitutionally infringe on matters reserved for state – not federal – regulation.  

In addition to failing to consult necessary experts and failing to give states the opportunity to regulate themselves, the EPA is blatantly ignoring critical reliability and grid independence issues within Texas, says Paxton, which would leave the state vulnerable to another incident like the 2021 winter freeze. 

Attorney General Paxton also joined a multistate letter challenging the EPA’s plan, noting that the new regulations are not cost-effective and exceed necessary air quality standards for reasons that are unrelated to the environment. 
 

• Read Attorney General Paxton’s letter here.