Law360, New York (June 29, 2012, 3:29 PM ET) -- House Republicans on Friday grilled a U.S. Environmental Protection Agency administrator on the effect the agency's regulation of greenhouse gas emissions is having on the coal industry, claiming its interference has been unfairly burdensome.
Testifying before a House Energy and Commerce subcommittee, EPA Assistant Administrator for Air and Radiation Gina McCarthy defended the agency's GHG regulation as a fuel-neutral response that does not single out any particular sector. But the policy faced criticism from several GOP congressmen, including one who accused the EPA of waging a...
Lawmakers Say EPA Greenhouse Gas Regs Harmful To Coal
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