Mike Pence says Indiana will buck Obama’s EPA climate plan 

National Journal

Indiana Governor Mike Pence says his state won’t comply with the Environmental Protection Agency’s effort to curb carbon dioxide from power plants—unless the administration dramatically overhauls its regulation. Mike Pence sent a letter to the president Obama on Wednesday with that warning, saying that unless proposed EPA regulations for power plants are significantly “improved” before the agency finalizes them, Indiana will buck the rule. 

Mike Pence, Indiana governor, says he’ll defy Obama’s carbon regulations

Washington Times

In a letter to President Obama, Mr. Pence demanded that major changes be made to the plan. If those changes are not made, the governor said his state will defy the Environmental Protection Agency regulations, formally known as the Clean Power Plan… The agency also admits that the amount of American energy generated by coal would fall by 25 percent after the plan is implemented.

Indiana says it won’t follow EPA climate rule without changes

The Hill

Indiana is prepared to ignore the Obama administration’s climate rule for power plants unless the regulation is changed considerably from last year’s proposal, according to the state’s governor. In a letter sent Wednesday to President Obama, Indiana Gov. Mike Pence (R) used some of the strongest words yet from a governor on the regulation, though he stopped short of ruling out compliance.

 

Pence: EPA emissions rules need changes or Indiana won’t comply

IndyStar

Indiana will refuse to comply with pending rules restricting greenhouse gas emissions from power plants without major changes, Gov. Mike Pence wrote in a letter Wednesday to President Barack Obama. “If your administration proceeds to finalize the Clean Power Plan, and the final rule has not demonstrably and significantly improved from the proposed rule, Indiana will not comply,” Pence wrote. “Our state will also reserve the right to use any legal means available to block the rule from being implemented.”

Pence to Obama: Indiana will not comply with EPA rules  

Indiana Public Media

Pence says the proposed regulations would hurt Indiana’s economy and its coal industry. More than 26,000 Hoosiers are employed in that industry, according to figures from the governor’s office. The governor’s office says Indiana will renew its legal challenge to the regulations once the final rule is released. “A historically low cost of energy has played a major part in making Indiana the most manufacturing intensive state in the country,” the letter continues. “The higher electricity prices brought by the EPA’s plan will inhibit our ability to advance our manufacturing base and the jobs it creates.”