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August 21, 2015
U.S. Rep. Gary Palmer (AL-06) is taking a stand against the Environment Protection Agency‘s newly proposed rule that would apply to new or modified oil or natural gas sources. The proposal aims to cut methane by 40 to 45 percent of the 2012 levels by 2025 and would require drillers to plug leaks and capture lost gas in wells intended to extract only oil.
Issues:Energy and the Environment
August 14, 2015
Critics of President Obama’s EPA (Environmental Protection Agency) have alleged that the agency may have been politicized by the administration. On Thursday, August 13, US Representative Gary Palmer (R-Hoover) suggested that EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy might not have been entirely forthcoming recently, with a US House of Representatives Committee.
Issues:Energy and the Environment
August 14, 2015
WASHINGTON — Congressman Gary Palmer (R-AL6), joined twelve other members of the Science, Space, and Technology Committee in signing a letter to EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy calling claims she made during testimony before the Committee in July about the impact of the EPA’s regulatory agenda “false and misleading.”
Issues:Energy and the Environment
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August 13, 2015
U.S. Representative Gary Palmer (R-AL), along with 12 other members of the Science, Space, and Technology Committee, signed a letter to EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy challenging claims she made during testimony before the Committee in July about the impact of the EPA's regulatory agenda.
Issues:Energy and the Environment
August 4, 2015
Monday, August 3, US Representative Gary Palmer (R-Hoover) announced in a statement that he was opposed to the rule announced by the Obama Administration that would force power plants to make major cuts to carbon dioxide emissions. Palmer cited testimony by experts who claim that if implemented it will be one of the most costly rules of all time. Meanwhile Alabama Attorney General Luther Strange (R) announced plans to sue to block the new rules which usurp the Alabama Public Service Commission’s powers to regulate the electricity industry in Alabama.
Issues:Energy and the Environment
August 4, 2015
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama released the finalized version of the EPA’s power plant rule Monday and many Alabama lawmakers are outraged. The new regulation is over 1500 pages in length and will have a significant economic impact on businesses.
Issues:Energy and the Environment
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August 3, 2015
Washington D.C. – U.S. Rep. Gary Palmer (R-AL) opposes the rule announced by the Obama Administration that would force power plants to make major cuts to carbon dioxide emissions. Experts say it will be one of the most costly rules of all time.
Issues:Energy and the Environment
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July 22, 2015
For Immediate Release
Washington, DC – Rep. Gary Palmer (R-AL) a member of the Science, Space and Technology Subcommittee on Environment, supported H.R. 1734, the Improving Coal Combustion Residuals Regulation Act, which passed the House today. This bill would allow for states to implement their own programs to manage and dispose of coal ash, rather than have the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) run such a program. Coal ash disposal programs are mandated by law.
Issues:Energy and the Environment
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July 9, 2015
For Immediate Release
Washington D.C. – Congressman Gary Palmer, a member of the Science, Space and Technology Committee, questioned EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy at a hearing today on EPA overreach:
Issues:Energy and the Environment
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July 9, 2015
For Immediate Release
Washington, D.C. – Congressman Gary Palmer (R-AL) is a co-sponsor of H.R. 2647, The Resilient Federal Forests Act, which passed the House today. The bill addresses the growing economic and environmental threat of catastrophic wildfires to our nation's forests. Congressman Palmer gives the following statement:
Issues:Energy and the Environment