Congressman Brett Guthrie | Official U.S. House headshot
Congressman Brett Guthrie | Official U.S. House headshot
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congressman Brett Guthrie (KY-02), a senior member of the House Energy & Commerce Committee, expressed his concerns regarding the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) newly released guidelines aimed at closing coal-fired power plants. Guthrie stated, "This morning the Biden administration continued their war on American-made energy. The Obama-Biden War on Coal blatantly ignores the importance coal and other fossil fuels play in helping to provide reliable and affordable sources of energy to American households."
Guthrie further criticized the Biden administration, highlighting the impact on the energy workforce and communities, saying, "Biden’s rush-to Green agenda also fails to recognize our best resource, our hard working energy workforce whose communities are being shuttered by Biden’s failed agenda."
The Congressman emphasized the importance of considering alternative energy sources before retiring power plants, stressing the need to address electricity demand and ensure the provision of energy for families across Kentucky and the nation. Guthrie concluded, "Above all, we cannot retire power plants without alternative sources of energy to address increases in electricity demand and to keep the lights on for families across the Commonwealth and the nation."
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