Indiana fights EPA over Clean Power Plan

Published June 26, 2015 3:14pm ET



President Obama has just won two huge victories in the Supreme Court. But he should be wary of battles on other fronts. Opponents are grumbling about another Obama brainchild: climate change regulations.

Indiana Gov. Mike Pence sent a letter to Obama Wednesday stating that his state will not comply with the Environmental Protection Agency’s Clean Power Plan. The plan would require states to develop a plan to reduce carbon emissions from power plants. He argued that the proposal would increase costs of electricity, make the state’s electric service less reliable and slow economic growth.

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