RICHMOND, Va. (March 11, 2016) – A 2nd Virginia bill that would take a small, but important, first step in setting the foundation to reject federal some EPA rules and regulations in practice passed the state Senate last week and now sits on the governor’s desk awaiting his action. Thirty-three delegates co-sponsored House Bill 2 (HB2). The…
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (March 10, 2016) – A West Virginia bill that would take a small, but important, first step in setting the foundation to reject federal some EPA rules and regulations in practice passed unanimously out of the state House today and will soon head to the governor’s desk. Sen. Gregory Boso (R-Summersville) introduced Senate Bill 691 (SB691) on…
OKLAHOMA CITY (Mar. 1, 2016) – An Oklahoma bill that would prohibit the state from complying with some EPA regulations unanimously passed out of an important Senate committee last week. If the bill becomes law, it would likely nullifying such regulations in effect. Sen. Greg Treat (R-Oklahoma City) introduced Senate Bill 1379 (SB1379) on Feb.…
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (Jan. 12, 2016) – A Florida bill that would take a small, but important, first step in setting the stage to nullify federal EPA rules and regulations passed its first committee hurdle Monday. Rep. Manny Diaz Jr (R – Miami) and Rep. and Rep. Ray Rodrigues (R-Ft. Myers) prefiled House Bill 639 (HB639)…
FRANKFORT Ky. (Dec. 10, 2015) – A bill prefiled in the Kentucky House would take a first step and set the stage to nullify some federal EPA regulations in practice. Rep. Jim Gooch (D-Providence) prefiled HB104 on Dec. 9. The legislation would bar the state Energy and Environmental Cabinet from promulgating any administrative regulations or…
Author’s Note: This article was originally drafted in mid-June, before the debt ceiling debacle even began to unfold. I have revised parts of the article to reflect events which have occurred in the interim, but I want to point out that the deal Congress just passed with respect to the debt ceiling is yet [...]