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West Virginia vs. the EPA

written by Steven Brodie Tucker September 26, 2016

West Virginia vs. the EPA, a court case involving an Obama Administration trick which would make coal powered energy production too costly to sustain, will be heard by the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals tomorrow. There are other names by which this court case could be called: The US Economy vs. the EPA, Federalism vs. the EPA or Prosperity vs. Antagonist Obama Administration.

It is cases such as this which give credence to the perceived conservative paranoia that the federal government is a tyrannical behemoth bent on devouring the liberties of its citizens.

In January of 2013, Patrick Morrisey was sworn in as the first Republican Attorney General of West Virginia since 1933. Attorney General Morrisey, along side 11 other States, filed suit against the EPA and President Obama’s policy of crippling the US Energy Sector. According to Attorney General Patrick Morrisey’s website:

The Office of the West Virginia Attorney General continues to lead the fight against EPA’s rules regulating carbon dioxide emissions from new and existing coal-fired power plants.  As these rulemakings have made clear, EPA is attempting to shut down existing coal-fired power plants and to stop new plants from being built.  These rules will cause West Virginia coal miners to lose their jobs and West Virginians’ electricity bills to skyrocket.  EPA’s actions will upset the careful balance of ensuring reliable, affordable electricity while encouraging job growth and responsible protection of the environment.  Because EPA’s actions are destructive to West Virginia, the Office of Attorney General is taking every reasonably necessary action to stop them.

Destroying the Coal Industry has been a priority for President Obama since 2008.

According to the Wall Street Journal, the EPA may find it able to destroy an industry, but it has absolutely no ability, nor potential ability, to create industries of alternatives.

At the heart of cooperative federalism is the right of refusal—states must retain the power to opt out of any federal scheme. If that scheme is grounded in a law passed by Congress, the feds can take over and regulate themselves. In this case the EPA has no authority to do anything of the kind.

 

Even if the CPP explicitly banned coal-fired power, the EPA cannot mandate that states switch to solar panels and wind turbines. The agency can destroy but it cannot create. Here the EPA is expecting that states will undertake the extensive and costly preparation and regulation to compensate for lost carbon power because they have no other choice to keep the lights on. The EPA is happy to let states take responsibility for problems the EPA is creating.

This case between West Virginia and the EPA is paramount to cutting energy costs in this country. Oil costs are likely to continue rising for the next year; piling on by increasing the cost of electricity is profoundly reckless and ill-advised. The EPA has attempted to remain coy about its intentions. President Obama, on the other hand, has not.

The EPA says the CPP is run-of-the-mill pollution regulation, but Mr. Obama held an East Room ceremony calling it historic and the rule is the heart of the U.S. commitment to the Paris climate accord. Both claims can’t be true. The EPA also claims the CPP “shows a deep respect for states’ sovereignty by giving them the opportunity to design an emissions-reduction plan that makes sense for their citizens.” In other words, as long as they are willing to suffer, they can suffer in their own way.

West Virginia vs. the EPA was last modified: September 26th, 2016 by Steven Brodie Tucker
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Steven Brodie Tucker

Steven Brodie Tucker graduated with a degree in the art of Philosophy from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, later studying economics and political science at George Mason. in 2017, he earned his M.A. in Public Policy Administration. Steven Brodie Tucker is a member of the Caroline County Republican Party and an activist for Constitutional and Republican principles.

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