Rep. Rosendale Releases Public Comments on EPA Rule
Washington,
July 7, 2023
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Energy
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congressman Matt Rosendale (MT-02) submitted public comments to the Environmental Protection Agency asking them to reconsider the costs and risks associated with their new rule regarding Mercury and Air Toxics Standards (MATS). These new standards threaten the continued operation of Montana’s largest and most productive electricity generating station, the Colstrip Generating Station. “The EPA’s refusal to fully consider the economic impacts proposed by the MATS reductions will cause immense social and economic pain on the communities that Colstrip Generating Station serves,” said Rep. Rosendale. “Should this rule be finalized, the plant owners will be forced to decide between completing a $100 billion update to the plant to comply or retire the plant early. Updating the plant will result in an increase of $530 million in total cost to Colstrip’s customers, but the cost of retiring the station would be much higher. I strongly urge the EPA to reconsider this rule in light of the immense consequences it will have on the people of Montana." Key Background:
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