Executive Order Comes After Daines Urged EPA to Keep Plant Open
U.S. SENATE – U.S. Senator Steve Daines today applauded President Trump’s executive order that keeps Montana’s Colstrip Power Plant open, prevents blackouts across the state, and supports Made-In-Montana energy.
“With this executive order, President Trump delivered on a hallmark promise: to protect and unleash Made-In-America energy. The Colstrip Power Plant keeps the lights on for Montanans and provides jobs and revenue for the state. It’s refreshing to finally have an administration that puts the needs of our communities first, rather than pandering to woke environmentalists. I look forward to working with President Trump and his administration on more ways to support Montana energy,” said Daines.
Background:
The Biden administration targeted the Colstrip Power Plant with harmful policies that threatened to force the plant to close. On April 1st, Senator Daines led a letter to Trump’s U.S. Environmental Protection Agency explaining the significance of the plant and urging a two-year compliance exemption from these Biden-era policies. Read the letter HERE.
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