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WASHINGTON ALERT


Stephanie Salmon, AFS Washington Offi ce; Jeff Hannapel & Christian Richter, The Policy Group, Washington, D.C. Trade Groups Challenge Power Plant Rule


MORE THAN A DOZEN ASSOCIATIONS HAVE JOINED A LAWSUIT TO INVALIDATE THE CLEAN POWER PLAN FOR OVERSTEPPING EPA AUTHORITY.


More than a dozen trade as-


sociations, including the American Foundry Society, have joined togeth- er in a lawsuit to invalidate the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) new power plant rule, known as the Clean Power Plan. The far- reaching rule, formally published in the Federal Register on October 23, is aimed at limiting carbon emis- sions from existing power plants. It fundamentally changes the way we generate, distribute, and consume electricity in the U.S. and forces states to shut down many of their electric energy generators in favor of EPA’s preferred power sources. “The EPA has dramatically


overstepped its authority and the consequences for energy-intensive,


trade-exposed industries, such as the U.S. metalcasting industry, will be particularly burdensome, as the rule will significantly drive up our elec- tricity costs and hurt reliability,” said AFS CEO Jerry Call. “By increas- ing our electricity costs, the agency is providing foreign manufacturers with a competitive advantage, many of which already benefit from subsi- dized energy costs.” According to Brad Muller, chair of the AFS Government Affairs Division, this rule could force the metalcasting industry, which is a mainstay of national defense, to lose some of its metalcasting capacity, threatening our national security and our ability to produce domestic castings for the defense industry.


The lawsuit is being led by the


U.S. Chamber of Commerce, the National Association of Manufac- turers and the National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB). In addition to AFS, other groups joining the suit include: American Fuel and Petrochemical Manu- facturers, American Chemistry Council, American Coke and Coal Chemicals Institute, American Forest and Paper Association, American Iron and Steel Institute, American Wood Council, Brick Industry Association, Electric- ity Consumers Resource Council, Lignite Energy Council, National Lime Association, National Oilseed Processors Association and Port- land Cement Association.


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