CRA Votes Could Undermine UN Climate Talks

WASHINGTON — American Energy Alliance President Thomas Pyle issued the following statement after the Senate voted 52-46 to block EPA’s carbon regulations and the House Energy and Commerce Committee advanced two resolutions to block the regulations: “Congress is sending a clear message to countries around the world that there is significant opposition to President Obama’s unlawful […]

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ICYMI: Carbon Doesn’t Kill — Poverty Does

This week, Dr. Jane Orient penned an op-ed in the Investor’s Business Daily which shows how EPA’s carbon regulations will harm public health. Orient, a general internist from Arizona, illustrates how despite EPA’s claims, the regulations actually make Americans poorer and sicker. Below is an excerpt from the piece: As a physician with decades of […]

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EPA’s Carbon Regulation Harms Coloradans

WASHINGTON — Today, the EPA began public hearings in Denver to fulfill the agency’s public engagement and outreach obligations for their carbon regulation. The American Energy Alliance is providing the below background information to demonstrate how the Obama administration’s carbon regulation stands to impact energy costs, jobs, and the economy in Colorado. In fact, the […]

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Rep. Palmer Stands Up to EPA Overreach

Rep. Gary Palmer has introduced legislation aimed at combatting the EPA’s aggressive and controversial regulation of greenhouse gasses. H.R. 3880, the Stopping EPA Overreach Act of 2015, has already garnered significant Congressional support with 107 original cosponsors. Rep. Palmer’s bill is the latest in a series of Congressional attempts to fight the Obama Administration’s attempt […]

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How EPA’s Carbon Regulations Harm Pennsylvanians

WASHINGTON — Today the EPA will hold a public hearing in Pittsburgh as part of the EPA’s public engagement and outreach obligation. The American Energy Alliance is providing the below background information to demonstrate how the Obama administration’s carbon regulation stands to impact energy costs, jobs, and the economy in Pennsylvania. In fact, the latest study […]

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How States Can Fight Obama’s Carbon Rule

ICYMI: Yesterday, AEA President Tom Pyle penned an op-ed on National Review Online explaining why states must utilize all three branches of government to prevent EPA from imposing President Obama’s carbon regulation. Below is an excerpt from the piece: The most effective way for a state to protect its citizens is for the governor to refrain from submitting a state implementation […]

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EPA Messes With Texas Scientist; EPA Fails Miserably

Recently, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) received a gentle reminder not to mess with Texas, when Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) Chairman Bryan Shaw once more drew attention to EPA’s dubious health claims associated with President Obama’s so-called “Clean Power Plan.” In a letter addressed to Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson, Shaw explains that, contrary […]

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EPA Playing Politics With Carbon Regulation

WASHINGTON — American Energy Alliance President Thomas Pyle issued the following statement after EPA published its carbon regulation for existing power plants in the Federal Register: “EPA once again reveals that its motives are purely political. The agency delayed publication of its carbon regulation for nearly three months to stall the legal process and avoid […]

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