Biden Coal Ash Rule Draws Latest GOP Federal Overreach Rebuke

Senate Republicans are seeking to overturn a Biden administration rule that imposes more restrictions on power plants to dispose of coal ash safely.

Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-Okla.) will introduce a disapproval resolution Wednesday under the Congressional Review Act. The resolution is congressional Republicans’ latest attempt to target what they view as the federal government’s environmental overreach on everything from gas-powered vehicles to fossil-fuel power plants.

The Environmental Protection Agency “is imposing one-size-fits-all rules that are ineffective and costly to the American taxpayer,” and “contributes to our grid’s increasing vulnerability to disruptions, especially during emergencies,” Mullin said in a statement to ...