ARLINGTON, Va. – National Rural Electric Cooperative Association CEO Jim Matheson today issued the following statement on the confirmation of Lee Zeldin as Administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
“Lee Zeldin takes the reins at a critical time for EPA, which in recent years has targeted the power sector with unlawful and unachievable regulations that threaten critical generation resources, undermine reliability and threaten to leave consumers in the dark,” Matheson said. “Administrator Zeldin now has the opportunity to reconsider these rules and replace them with commonsense policies consistent with the laws enacted by Congress.
“We congratulate Mr. Zeldin on his confirmation and look forward to working with him to advance sound environmental policies that put consumers first. Repealing and replacing EPA’s power plant greenhouse gas rule—an especially egregious regulation—is a top priority for electric cooperatives.”
The National Rural Electric Cooperative Association is the national trade association representing nearly 900 local electric cooperatives. From growing suburbs to remote farming communities, electric co-ops serve as engines of economic development for 42 million Americans across 56 percent of the nation’s landscape. As local businesses built by the consumers they serve, electric cooperatives have meaningful ties to rural America and invest $15 billion annually in their communities.
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