{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.donnelly.senate.gov/newsroom/press/donnelly-frustrated-by-more-extreme-epa-proposals", "Donnelly Frustrated by More Extreme EPA Proposals", "2013-09-20", "2013", "2013-09", "Democrat", "House", "IN", "Joe Donnelly", "D000607", "www.donnelly.senate.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Donnelly Frustrated by More Extreme EPA Proposals\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tFriday, September 20, 2013\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tWashington, D.C. \u2013 Senator Joe Donnelly made the following statement today after the EPA announced new emissions regulations for power plants.\r\n\u201cWe can all agree that we need clean, affordable energy in this country, but I continue to be frustrated by the EPA\u2019s extreme proposals that fail to recognize the impact these regulations will have on Hoosier families and businesses,\u201d Donnelly said.\u00a0 \u201cWhile we are all hopeful for the future of carbon capture and sequestration technology to reduce and store emissions, it has not yet been proven in an industrial setting.\u00a0 I strongly believe there is a way to reduce carbon dioxide emissions, protecting our environment and our health, while at the same time making sure we are not excessively burdening the Hoosier families and businesses that rely on affordable power.\u00a0 The regulations proposed today fail to meet this basic, common-sense objective.\u201d\r\nThe EPA\u2019s rule requires slightly different emission level caps for natural gas and coal; however, it would allow new natural gas electricity generation to continue using existing technology.\u00a0 This means new natural gas electricity generation would not have to use \u00a0carbon capture and sequestration (CCS) technology to reduce emissions. \u00a0The EPA rejects CCS technology for natural gas because \u201cit is not clear that full or partial capture CCS is technically feasible for this source category\u201d (p.287 in the EPA proposal).\u00a0 For coal, however, the EPA rule mandates CCS despite similar difficulties for a technology that has not yet been proven viable in a commercial setting.\r\nYesterday afternoon, Donnelly and Sen. Roy Blunt (R-MO) gave floor speeches in favor of their amendment to S. 1392, the\u00a0Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act of 2013,\u00a0that would ensure that EPA efforts to regulate carbon dioxide emissions are reflective of existing technology and do not negatively impact our economy.\r\nWatch Senator Donnelly\u2019s speech about the need for common sense in EPA\u2019s emissions regulations here.\u00a0 Read more about the Donnelly-Blunt amendment here.\r\n###\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t Press Contact \n\t\t\t\t\tDonnelly_Press@Donnelly.Senate.Gov", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"]], "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.donnelly.senate.gov/newsroom/press/donnelly-frustrated-by-more-extreme-epa-proposals"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.7222588174045086, "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"}