Dear IAP Member,

Hundreds of AFP activists are visiting their senators' offices today to send a simple message: "enough is enough" when it comes to absurd Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regulations. If you weren't able to join them, here's how you can help.

EPA's Utility MACT rule is purportedly designed to reduce mercury emissions from coal- and oil-fired power plants, but even the EPA admits this will have almost no health or environmental benefits. The real goal is to shut down coal plants across the country and fulfill the President's promise that "if somebody wants to build a coal plant, they can -- it's just that it will bankrupt them." Fortunately, Senator Jim Inhofe has introduced a resolution (S.J.Res. 37) to overturn the rule. And the vote on this important legislation is coming up soon -- as early as next week. Without the Senate on board, there's no chance to stop the EPA. 

There's a lot at stake. Unless the Senate acts, power plants that produce enough energy to light 15 million American households will be forced into early retirement. More than a million U.S. jobs will be destroyed in the coming years. Electricity bills will increase by an average of 12% nationwide and by as much as 24% in coal-heavy regions. 

Sincerely,

Americans for Prosperity