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House passes resolution urging Congress to block EPA greenhouse-gas regulation without approval

Utah House of Representatives · February 17, 2011
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Summary

HJR 19, a joint resolution calling on Congress to prohibit the EPA from regulating greenhouse gases without congressional approval and to impose a two-year moratorium on new EPA greenhouse-gas rules, passed the Utah House 61–12 after floor debate on states' rights, air quality, and economic impacts.

The Utah House on Feb. 17 passed HJR 19, a joint resolution calling on Congress to prohibit the Environmental Protection Agency from regulating greenhouse gases without congressional authorization, to impose a moratorium of at least two years on EPA greenhouse-gas regulations, and to require objective cost-benefit and cumulative-impact analyses before promulgating such rules.

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