Proposed regulations by the Environmental Protection Agency may hurt low-income families and small businesses and could overreach its authority, according to testimony heard before a House Oversight and Government Reform subcommittee.

The agency’s proposed regulations require significant decreases in carbon emissions and ground-level ozone, and would greatly extend the agency’s authority over land use by redefining affected waterways.

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