https://pjmedia.com/tatler/2011/10/12/battle-over-epas-mact-rule-rages-within-the-obama-administration/feed/PJ Media is a leading news site covering culture, politics, faith, homeland security, and more. Our reporters and columnists provide original, in-depth analysis from a variety of perspectives.en-usWed, 10 Jun 2026 07:50:13 -0400<![CDATA[On Monday, Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette announced that he is leading a broad coalition of 25 states plus the US Territory of Guam in a court challenge to the EPA&#8217;s MACT rule. That&#8217;s the rule that has already shut down two power plants in Texas and threatens the broad reliability of electricity across the United States. The coalition, which includes states as diverse as Texas, Florida, Iowa, Colorado, Kansas, Louisiana, Nebraska, Tennessee, Virginia, and Utah, filed a 30-page amicus brief against EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson, sharply criticizing her agency for rushing to regulate, using shoddy methods and failing to consider the substantial harm that the MACT rule may do to the economy and to electric reliability. A coalition of governors, led by Utah Gov. Gary Herbert, has also fired off a letter to President Obama asking him to rein in the EPA. They issued that letter on Oct. 7; the president has yet to respond.]]>Wed, 12 Oct 2011 05:45:37 -0400<![CDATA[Bryan Preston]]>https://pjmedia.com/bryan-preston-1/2011/10/12/battle-over-epas-mact-rule-rages-within-the-obama-administration-n154496