U.S. House advances bill curbing EPA power plant emission limits

http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/03/06/us-usa-congress-powerplants-idUSBREA251ME20140306

By Katie Valentine on March 6, 2014

By Valerie Volcovici
WASHINGTON Thu Mar 6, 2014

(Reuters) - A bill to curb the ability of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to set limits on carbon emissions from power plants cleared a hurdle in the House of Representatives on Thursday but faces bleak prospects of becoming law.

The Republican-controlled House passed the bill by a 229-183 vote but the Senate, in which Democrats hold a majority, has no timetable to consider the legislation. President Barack Obama already has threatened to veto the bill.

The legislation was the latest in a series of strong messages sent by lawmakers from large coal producing states to Obama, as his administration aims to cement a legacy of combating climate change by cracking down on carbon emissions.

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