EPA administrator meets with Congressional Coal Caucus
Environmental Protection Administration (EPA) Administrator Scott Pruitt met with the Congressional
Coal Caucus Monday where he highlighted the changes made since the Obama Administration.
“The war on coal is over,” Pruitt said. “Those that generate energy across America are doing so with a commitment to being pro-environment and pro-growth. The days of having to choose between those two things are over. This administration says we can and we will achieve both a healthy environment and a growing economy.”
During the meeting, Pruitt discussed a number of the actions that current administration has taken.
President Trump recently signed an executive order calling for a review of the Clean Power Plan, and
Pruitt informed governors that he does not expect them to dedicate resources to complying with the plan.
“In our meeting with Administrator Pruitt, he articulated his vision to pursue environmentally friendly policies that won’t attack the tens of thousands of coal miners who work so hard to power this great country,” Congressman David McKinley (R-WV) said. “We are grateful for his willingness to work with
our caucus and we look forward to strengthening our partnership on a wide range of issues that impact the coal industry.”
Pruitt also highlighted his recent visits to the Harvey Mine in Sycamore, Pennsylvania and the Thomas
Hill Energy Center, a rural electric cooperative in Missouri.
“I look forward to working with Administrator Pruitt, and others at the EPA, to make the EPA more efficient and to recognize that we can work towards cleaner air, cleaner water, and cleaner coal use without killing as many jobs in coal and other industries,” Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) said.
