Capito Concerned New EPA Guidance Will Cost WV Jobs

Statement

Rep. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., today responded to the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) announcement of new guidelines for water quality which will affect the mining permit process across Appalachia, saying:

"While I appreciate the EPA's willingness to provide more information on how the agency plans to address the mining permit process, I am concerned that this is yet another environmental decision that will force further job cuts in our already ailing mining community. This Administration is trying to legislate through environmental regulations, and that is not right. We should not be using the Clean Water Act to unfairly target the coal industry in the Appalachian region, over other industries across our nation.

"At a time of high unemployment in West Virginia and across the nation, the EPA continues to push forward with new environmental regulations and guidelines, without equal regard for our state's economic health."

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