Central Montana Times

U.S. Senator Steve Daines, a member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, helped introduce a resolution to block the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) from implementing its new rule. The rule would impose costly regulations on coal-fired electric power plants, such as Colstrip, potentially forcing their closure, affecting grid reliability, and increasing electricity costs for Montana families.

“Joe Biden has been on an anti-energy warpath since day one of his Administration. Colstrip already meets rigorous filtering metrics, but this new rule will reverse practical health and safety standards put in place by President Trump and will force Colstrip to shut down, which will kill Montana jobs, increase energy prices and jeopardize the reliability of our electrical grid. This anti-energy agenda must be stopped,” said Daines.

Daines has been opposing the Biden administration’s energy policies since the beginning of Biden's term.

Background: Colstrip meets Montana state requirements for mercury emissions which are more stringent than the federal level.