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Capito Statement on Supreme Court MATS Ruling

Statement

Date: June 29, 2015
Location: Washington, DC
Issues: Business and Consumers Environment

U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) issued the following statement regarding today's Supreme Court ruling against the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Mercury and Air Toxics Standards (MATS) rule:

"Today's Supreme Court ruling confirms what we have long known in West Virginia: the MATS rule is unlawful and failed to consider the devastating impacts on our economy. While today's ruling is encouraging, many West Virginians have already suffered the effects of EPA's misguided MATS rule with job layoffs, numerous mine closures and electricity rate increases occurring throughout the state. Going forward, states should not be forced to bear the brunt of other costly EPA regulations before legal challenges are complete. I will continue to work with my colleagues to advance policies that protect reliable and affordable energy, put jobs and our economy first and curb federal overreach."


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