Senate Republicans blocked Democratic legislation Wednesday to reinstate a Colorado plan rejected by the Trump administration meant to increase visibility.
Sen. Michael Bennet (D-Colo.) sponsored a Congressional Review Act resolution to scrap EPA’s rejection of the regional haze plan. The legislation failed to advance 46-52 along party lines.
Democrats have been using the CRA — a law that makes it easier for Congress to undo recent administration rules — to attack President Donald Trump’s agenda.
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Clean Air Act regional haze plans can force polluting power plants and other facilities to upgrade their systems or shut down. The Trump EPA said Colorado’s offering was too restrictive.
