John Hoeven: “We worked closely with Secretary Rollins and Under Secretary Fordyce on this issue, and very much appreciate their…”

That's why I've worked since my time as governor to ensure the EPA approves the state's haze mitigation plan, while pushing back on one-size-fits-all rules that were imposed on our coal producers under the Obama and Biden administrations.

We recognize that the Corps has minimized flows going out of the upper Missouri Basin, but more needs to be done.

That’s why we will continue pressing the Corps to do everything it can to conserve water and to reduce flows out of Garrison Dam as much as possible.

This is tremendous news for our coal industry in North Dakota, which has consistently achieved its air quality targets without the need for costly, burdensome federal rules.