Texas And West Virginia Shred Obama’s Climate Plan As ‘Unlawful’

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Daily Caller:

The attorneys general of Texas and West Virginia blasted President Barack Obama’s climate agenda in a letter to Secretary of State John Kerry, calling it unlawful and warning the president not to unconstitutionally bypass Congress on the Paris climate negotiations.

 

“First, we believe you have a duty to acknowledge to negotiating nations at Paris 2015 that the centerpiece of the president’s domestic CO2 reduction program is being challenged in court by a majority of States and will likely be struck down,” reads the letter to Secretary Kerry. “Second, in order to be legally binding, any agreement arising from Paris 2015 must be submitted to the United States Senate for ratification under clear constitutional requirements.”

 

Texas and West Virginia are leading the campaign against the president’s Clean Power Plan. They are joined by 27 other states who argue that the new EPA rules are an unconstitutional encroachment on states’ rights, reports Financial Times. The Plan sets carbon dioxide emission limits and enhances regulations in the industry to shift utilities towards green energy.