Obama's war on coal marches on

Coal train, Colorado plains

President Obama's war on traditional energy sources is a multi-front conflict. Because of skyrocketing gasoline prices, the oil war is getting the most media attention. Remember: Obama vowed to bankrupt anyone who wants to build a coal-powered plant. Many Americans, particularly in the Midwest, get most of their electricity from coal.

Here's what the The American Legislative Exchange says:

While pending regulation of greenhouse gas emissions under the Clean Air Act (despite Congressional rejection of cap-and-trade) has received the lion's share of the attention, the Environmental Protection Agency has also begun developing and finalizing a slew of overreaching and inefficient air and water rules over the next several years that will dramatically increase energy costs, cause enormous negative impacts to jobs and the economy, irreparably damage the competitiveness of American business, and trample on state sovereignty in the process.

EPA's Regulatory Train Wreck: Strategies for State Legislators outlines the costs of these major EPA rules, tells the true story of America's modern clean air and water successes, and outlines best practices for state legislators (including following the many states that are considering resolutions in 2011 to call for Congress to slow and stop this regulatory onslaught).

The report also explores more than 15 pieces of ALEC model legislation related to regulatory review and state environmental sovereignty, contains a glossary of Clean Air Act terminology, and includes responses from state environmental officials to the heavy-handed approach of EPA.

Hat tip to Hot Air.

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