The Biden administration's environmental policies have sparked backlash from several Republican lawmakers, who criticize measures such as blocking new coal mines in Montana and Wyoming. They argue that these actions harm energy independence, raise costs for families, and threaten jobs. Lawmakers are leading efforts to reverse these policies and support coal production in the region.
ND benefits from coal, and we know the Biden admin's overreaching MATS rule targets @LigniteCouncil, jeopardizing our grid. I joined @SenJohnHoeven and @RepArmstrongND in introducing a CRA to repeal this punitive rule. https://t.co/BspRCEOqH2
I’m leading a Senate CRA & @RepArmstrongND is leading a House CRA to block the new @EPA MATS rule which threatens access to reliable & affordable baseload power provided by our coal-fired power plants. We must be able to responsibly utilize our nation’s abundant energy resources.
Coal leasing would be blocked on federal land in eastern Montana and northeastern Wyoming under two final environmental reviews published by the Interior Department. https://t.co/2kWiKBtQXq
US moves to make nation's largest coal region unavailable to new mining Block future coal leases in Powder River Basin 30-day public protest period ends June 17 https://t.co/6d0LU802Ji
Everything @JoeBiden does drives up costs. Today, he acted to shut down future coal production in eastern Montana. It increases costs & harms grid reliability. I stand with @SteveDaines, @RepRyanZinke & @RepRosendale in opposing Biden's war on energy. https://t.co/xGiW7IXHMw
The U.S. Bureau of Land Management unveiled court-ordered, revised resource management plans for coal-rich areas of Montana and Wyoming that end future coal leasing in the regions, a move blasted by congressional representatives of those states. https://t.co/HSF6a4MBrR
DECISION FOLLOWS YEARS OF PRESSURE FROM CLIMATE ACTIVISTS, PREVENTING BILLIONS OF TONS OF COAL EXTRACTION IN MONTANA AND WYOMING.
Biden administration proposes blocking new coal mines at major federal hub. https://t.co/3ZJtsoczz1
.@JoeBiden is on an anti-energy war path in an attempt to appease far-Left environmental groups. Today’s move to shut down future coal production in eastern MT will jeopardize our energy independence, raise costs for families & kill jobs. This Admin must reverse course.
Today, I joined @GovGianforte, @SteveDaines, and @RepRyanZinke in strong opposition to the Biden administration's plan to prohibit future coal leases in eastern Montana through 2038. Read my statement below ⬇️ https://t.co/GHqNy98jZC
By refusing to allow new permits and by stopping the export of Liquefied Natural Gas, President Biden has caused energy price hikes that continue to hurt Pennsylvania families. https://t.co/epZiD8gLSv
.@POTUS continues to wage war on Wyoming’s coal communities and families. This #BLM plan will ban future coal leases in the most energy-rich area of the country, kill jobs, and cost Wyoming hundreds of millions used for essential community services. https://t.co/SgeFInot6u
I am leading a trio of CRAs with @SenatorRicketts and @SenDanSullivan to block a disastrous effort by the Biden admin to undo Trump-era ESA reforms and unleash radical environmentalist bureaucrats on Wyoming ranchers, landowners and small businesses. https://t.co/NpJW32PfeV
The Biden admin continues to do everything it can to make American energy more expensive & less efficient. We must repeal their latest misguided rule and focus on creating more opportunities for American producers of oil and gas in order to bring down costs and reduce reliance on…
Under the Biden administration, we've witnessed a harmful trend where BLM’s land management decisions work against the communities and residents the agency is meant to serve! Today, I exposed the BLM’s radical efforts to compromise Montana’s way of life. https://t.co/hVTlyRn3JC
Congress will not sit on the sidelines while the Biden Administration dismantles America's baseload power generation. I look forward to leading the charge in the House to reverse the @EPA's dangerous Clean Power Plan 2.0. https://t.co/0kge5D954b
The Department of Energy's gas furnace rule coerces Americans to adopt electric heat pumps or pay thousands of dollars to renovate their homes to meet new requirements. I am leading the fight in Congress to overturn this attack on American homeowners. https://t.co/pd2XtMTNmQ