Wanted: an experienced carbon rule killer.
Wyoming, America’s top coal-producing state, is trying to find an expert who can wage a legal fight against a suite of EPA pollution regulations. The request by the Wyoming Energy Authority is part of a wider attempt by the state to protect its coal industry and foreshadows a looming battle against the Biden administration’s efforts to implement emissions standards in the power sector.
The state agency released a request for proposals last week seeking bids from firms that can help the Wyoming attorney general challenge EPA’s new greenhouse gas, mercury, coal ash and wastewater discharge standards for power plants.
“They’re all troublesome when you look at what this administration is doing,” Wyoming Energy Authority Executive Director Rob Creager said in an interview. He expressed concern that the U.S. power sector would face a reliability crisis if the standards are implemented.
