US - Mitch McConnell is drawing his battle lines, and as feared, it’s bad news for the planet. In his first one-on-one interview after Republicans took control of the Senate, the soon-to-be majority leader told the Lexington Herald-Leader that his No. 1 priority is “to try to do whatever I can to get the EPA reined in.” Specifically, McConnell said that he plans to go after the agency’s plan to limit greenhouse gas emissions from coal-fired power plants, saying he feels a ”deep responsibility” to stop it from being implemented — a plan also known as the absolute worst-case scenario for U.S. climate action. “I’m absolutely convinced from the people I talk to around the country, not just here but around the country, that coal has a future,” McConnell, who refuses to definitely acknowledge the existence of climate change, said.
Posted on: Sun, 09 Nov 2014 23:23:00 +0000
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