Environmental Protection Agency Abuses

Open Email to Rep. John Shimkus, Chairman House Subcommittee on Environment and the Economy  and Sen. Thomas Carper, Chairman Senate Subcommittee on Clean Air:

Dear Rep. Shimkus and Sen. Carper,
 Here are a few quotes from the Washington Times on the abuses of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA):

"The EPA is currently crafting 134 major and minor regulations, according to the White House’s regulatory agenda. Seventy-six of the EPA’s pending regulations originate from the agency’s air and radiation office, including carbon-dioxide-emission limits on power plants."
"Carbon-dioxide limits are a key part of President Barack Obama’s climate agenda. The EPA is set to set emissions limits that would effectively ban the construction of new coal-fired power plants unless they use carbon capture and sequestration technology. Next year, the agency will move to limit emissions from existing power plants — which could put more older coal plants out of commission."
"Hundreds of coal plants that have been closed or slated for early retirement due to Environmental Protection Agency regulations, according to coal industry estimates."

“Already, EPA regulations have contributed to the closure of more than 300 coal units in 33 states,” said Laura Sheehan, spokeswoman for the American Coalition for Clean Coal Electricity."

"However, the agency isn’t just working on limiting emissions from coal plants. The EPA is also working on a rule that would expand the definition of “waters of the U.S.” under the Clean Water Act to include water on private property."

Rep. Shimkus and Sen. Carper, you and I both know that these abuses of the EPA will exacerbate the economic decline of an already weak US economy. The question is, "What are you going to do to stop it?"