WASHINGTON – The US House of Representatives passed a Bill yesterday that would block broad regulations to reduce unhealthy air emissions such as mercury from coal-fired power plants, a measure the White House has said President Barack Obama would veto.
The vote was passed by 249 to 169.
The Bill had been expected to pass in the Republican-controlled House, where lawmakers have targeted Environmental Protection Agency air rules, saying they would kill off jobs and burden businesses with billions of dollars in additional costs at the worst possible time. – (Reuters)