"But We Like Burning Coal"

The Attorneys General of fifteen states, including Ohio, have filed a petition with the Washington D.C. District Court asking to stop implementation of the EPA's new rules under the Clean Air Act.  These new rules require power plants to reduce carbon dioxide by 32% by the year 2030.

Speaking for the group of 15 states, West Virginia A.G. Patrick Morrisey said, "The rule is the most far-reaching energy regulation in our nation's history, and here in West-by-God Virginia, we couldn't hit that reduced carbon goal in a 150 years, let alone 15 -- not unless we took impossibly drastic measures, like burning less coal."

Morrisey continued, "The Clean Air Act was never intended to create this type of regulatory regime, you know, regulations that actually result in, uh, clean air.  We say now is not the time for this sort of governmental overreach."

When asked when would be the appropriate time to reduce carbon emissions from power plants, Morrisey replied, "When we're out of coal."