Wyoming Officials Respond to New EPA Rules

Officials with Wyoming responded to an announcement Thursday of a rule package by the Environmental Protection Agency that would have a profound impact on Wyoming’s legacy industries, specifically coal and natural gas-fired power plants. Sheridan Media’s Ron Richter has the details.

Under the new EPA rules, Wyoming coal fired units are given three choices: 1) shut down by January 2032; 2) convert to natural gas co-firing by 2030, with a forced shutdown by January 1, 2039; or 3) install C02 capture facilities by 2032. Governor Mark Gordon called the effects of the rules devastating and vowed to challenge them in court.

Gordon’s full statement on the EPA rules can be viewed here. Wyoming Secretary of State Chuck Gray responded to the announcement from the EPA.

Wyoming’s Congressional Delegation also voiced their opposition to the new EPA rules, as U.S. Senators John Barrasso and Cynthia Lummis and Congresswoman Harriet Hageman issued media releases condemning the regulations.