The House of Representatives on Thursday voted 229-183 to pass legislation aimed at blocking the EPA’s rules for limiting carbon emissions from new power plants. H.R. 3826, introduced by Rep. Ed Whitfield (R-Ky.), would prevent the EPA from requiring best available emission control technology for new coal-fired power plants unless the technology meets certain criteria. The bill prevents the agency from mandating any emission control technology unless it has been shown to be commercially viable at a separate plant for at least a year. Proponents of the bill say the EPA’s proposed rules would effectively prevent any new coal-fired power plants from being built in the U.S. The White House has said it would veto the bill if it ever made to the president’s desk. The Democrat-controlled Senate is not expected to pass the bill — only 10 House Democrats voted “yea” in the mostly partisan vote on H.R. 3826.
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