{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.cramer.senate.gov/news/press-releases/epa-finalizes-repeal-of-biden-era-power-plant-rule", "EPA Finalizes Repeal of Biden-Era Power Plant Rule", "2026-09-14", "2026", "2026-09", "Republican", "Senate", "ND", "Kevin Cramer", "C001096", "www.cramer.senate.gov", "cramer", "https://www.cramer.senate.gov/news/press-releases", "scraper", "Cramer Applauds Win for North Dakota\u2019s Lignite Producers, Energy Users\n\n***Click here for audio. Click here for media resources.***\n\nHOUSTON \u2013 North Dakota\u2019s lignite industry is breathing easier today after the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced at the G20 Energy Abundance Ministerial Meeting it finalized the repeal of illegal Biden-era greenhouse gas (GHG) regulations targeting the nation\u2019s power plants. The EPA also announced it has found GHG emissions from U.S. fossil fuel-fired power plants do not contribute significantly to dangerous air pollution.\n\nU.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND), Chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Subcommittee on Transportation and Infrastructure, attended the announcement and applauded it as \u201can example of the Trump administration\u2019s EPA restoring cooperative federalism and scientific rigor to the regulatory process. The repeal ends the previous administrations\u2019 assault on affordable, reliable energy and avoids the collateral damage it would have done to thousands of workers employed by North Dakota\u2019s lignite industry, but the greatest impact will be felt by families and businesses who will no longer have to foot the bill for this illegal rule.\u201d\n\nCramer continued, \u201cWe\u2019re finally putting the Biden administration\u2019s war on reliable, affordable energy behind us. North Dakota has shown the whole country what good energy policy looks like\u2014we\u2019ve got both the lowest electricity rates in the country and the best air quality.\n\n\u201cI\u2019m grateful to President Trump and Administrator Zeldin for making American energy dominance a priority and also thank them for working with Secretaries Burgum and Wright throughout the process,\u201d Cramer added.\u201cNorth Dakota produces the reliable energy America needs, and today\u2019s action will make sure families and businesses have access to baseload electricity at an affordable price.\u201d\n\nThe administration\u2019s actions are expected to open new opportunities for American coal and natural gas as electricity demand grows. Coal production for power-sector use is projected to increase by more than tenfold, strengthening the role of domestic energy in powering new manufacturing, supporting workers and businesses, and steering the next wave of American economic growth. North Dakota\u2019s role as a major producer of coal, natural gas, and oil has given it a prominent position in the national energy picture.\n\nEPA\u2019s determination recognized GHG emissions from domestic fossil fuel-fired power plants do not contribute significantly to dangerous air pollution, pointing to the global nature of these emissions. Unlike pollutants whose health effects can be traced to regional or local sources, GHG emissions disperse globally, making it difficult to accurately attribute potential public health harms to emissions from the U.S. power sector. However, the economic harm from these costly regulations would fall squarely upon the shoulders of American ratepayers.\n\nThe rule, first imposed in 2015 under the Obama administration\u2019s Clean Power Plan and revived in an expanded form by the Biden administration, threatened to undermine grid reliability, force the closure of North Dakota\u2019s lignite-fired power plants, negatively impact natural gas generation, and drive-up energy costs for consumers. The EPA\u2019s own analysis under President Biden did not include any measurable sea-level or temperature benefits associated with the rule.", 1, "2026-09-15T09:50:21Z", "2026-09-15T09:52:05Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://www.cramer.senate.gov/news/press-releases/epa-finalizes-repeal-of-biden-era-power-plant-rule"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.3477280735969543, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}