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GOP governors: EPA carbon dioxide rules job killer

By Ramit PlushnickMasti
Published June 16, 2014 10:34pm ET
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GOP governors: EPA carbon dioxide rules job killer
Members of the Republican Governors Association, from left, Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal, Gov. Texas Gov. Rick Perry, North Dakota Gov. Jack Dalrymple and Wyoming Gov. Matt Mead, speak during a press conference about Environmental Protection Agency regulations on Monday, June 16, 2014, in Houston. The EPA recently released new rules designed to cut greenhouse gas emissions from existing coal-fired power plants. (AP Photo/Pat Sullivan) | Pat Sullivan

HOUSTON (AP) — Republican governors from oil-and-gas rich states said Monday that new federal rules designed to cut global warming pollution from power plants by 30 percent by 2030 will kill jobs and growth.

Texas Gov. Rick Perry hosted Wyoming Gov. Matt Mead, Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal and North Dakota Gov. Jack Dalrymple in Houston.

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