Sheldon Whitehouse: “The consequences of doing nothing could be dire and expensive.”

The fossil fuel-captured EPA’s decision to end its regulation of greenhouse gas emissions from power plants is a tragic and expensive mistake.

We introduced the Disaster Relief Fairness Act in July, which would require the federal government to approve disaster aid when a state meets FEMA’s criteria for assistance.

This is a story with villains – the greedy fossil fuel companies wrecking the planet and sticking Americans with the bill for the damage. Frustrated voters are hungry to see politicians really fighting for them, and the climate fight…

We need more clarity on that, and when we have more clarity on that they’ll be back-and-forth to try to resolve those issues.