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d City 188 7 10 8 Nort h Va nBuren Stree

t Newton, Illinoi s 6244 8 Phone (618

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Novembe r6,201 3 ; ~ ~ Gin a McCarth y' jr" > Administrato r< .._ Environmenta l Protectio n Agenc y" : 120 0 Pennsylvani a Avenue , N.W

. T r Washington , D C 2046 0 2

Dea rAdministrato rMcCarthy , I n advanc e o fth e nex t U.S

. Environmenta l Protectio n Agency-sponsore d "Listenin g Session " schedule d fo rNovembe r8 i n Chicago , w e urg e yo u t o conside rth e impac t tha t ne wregulation s woul d hav e o n ou rstate' s coa l industr yan d - mor e importantl y- o n th e peopl e o fIllinois

. Th e EPA' s anticipate d ne wlimit s o n existin g coal-fuele d energ yfacilitie s coul d hav e a chillin g effec t o n Illinoi s familie s an d businesse s an d coul d prov e devastatin g t o countles s workin g me n an d wome n whos e livelihood s depen d o n thos e job s i n th e industr ythroughou t th e state

. Unfortunately , thes e proposal s aime d a t significantl ylimitin g carbo n dioxid e emission s coul d mak e th e EPA' s goal s impossibl e t o achiev e wit h commerciall yavailabl e an d financiall yviabl e technology

. I n essence , governmen t regulation s ar e outpacin g th e availabl e technolog yt o mee t th e requirements

. Coa l i s vita l t o Illinois

. Th e state' s coa l industr yemploy s ten s o fthousand s o fworker s an d Illinoi s i s on e ofth e to p coa l producer s i n th e country

. Ne wregulator ystandard s coul d resul t i n significantl yhighe relectricit ybill s fo ral l residentia l consumer s an d increase d cost s fo rsmal l an d larg e businesses

. Durin g a tim e whe n th e Illinoi s econom yi s particularl yprecariou s an d wit h unemploymen t rankin g th e secon d highes t i n th e nation , th e ne wguideline s coul d als o mea n th e en d o fgood-payin g job s acros s th e state

. Providin g fo r4 5 percen t o f Illinois ' electri cpowe rgeneration , coa l power s th e equivalen t o f mor e tha n 2. 3 millio n home s an d 141,00 0 businesses

. Stricte rregulation s wil l decimat e hardworkin g familie s wh o wil l pa ywha t amount s t o a regressiv e ta xo n energy
. Durin g th e las t decade , th e cos t o fenerg ya s a percentag e o fpre-ta xincom e ha s nearl ydouble d fo rth e middl e class an d a recor d 11 5 millio n American s no wqualif yfo renerg yassistance

. Byforcin g costl yoperationa l upgrade s o routrigh t shutterin g coal-fire d energ yfacilities , residentia l electri cbill s wil l skyrocke t withou t cheaper , alternativ e powe rsources
. Illinoisan s coul d se e dramati cincrease s i n thei relectricit ybills

. Thos e hur t mos t wil l b e middle
- an d lower
incom e familie s - wh o spen d a muc h large rportio n o fthei rincom e o n energ y- an d seniors ,wh o hav e th e highes t per-capit a residentia l energ yconsumptio n amon g users
.

Ne wregulation s woul d als o forc e smal l busines s owner s t o shoulde rth e burde n o fthes e risin g cost s an d resor t t o mor e expensiv e source s o fenerg yt o powe rthei rbusinesse s an d place s o f work

. A s productio n cost s increase , s o d o th e pric e o fgood s an d services

. Businesse s woul d hav e t o mak e u p fo rth e losse s b yraisin g prices , cuttin g employee s o rshuttin g dow n al l together

. Du e t o increase d regulations , th e numbe ro fjob s provide d b yth e coa l industr yha s droppe d considerabl yove rth e pas t severa l years
. Eve n so , coa l stil l account s fo r31,18 0 job s i n Illinois , amountin g t o a combine d annua l payrol l o f$2. 1 billion

. Thes e job s serv e a s a n economi cengin e t o Centra l an d Souther n Illinois , area s o fth e stat e hardes t hi t b yth e recession

. The yals o hel p stabiliz e ou rcommunitie s an d generat e o fta xdollar s tha t suppor t schools , emergenc y respons e system s an d safety-ne t service s fo rresidents

. Th e botto m lin e i s tha t w e don' t hav e t o choos e betwee n a stron g econom yan d job s an d a cleane renvironment

. W e ca n protec t th e environmen t whil e stil l guardin g th e economi c livelihood s o fIllinoi s familie s an d loca l communities

. Th e U.S

. ha s mad e grea t stride s i n reducin g carbo n dioxid e emission s i n recen t year s a s powe rgenerator s hav e investe d mor e tha n $10 0 billio n i n ne wtechnology , whic h wil l continu e t o mak e a differenc e b ycreatin g efficiencie s an d benefittin g th e environment

. Creatin g an d maintainin g a divers e energ ymi xensure s tha t th e publi creceive s a saf e an d affordabl e energ ysupply

. Unreasonabl e restriction s wil l creat e al l pai n an d n o gain

. The ywil l driv e u p energ ycost s fo rlllinoisans , squeez e smal l businesse s an d eliminat e good-payin g job s withou t a substantiv e impac t o n globa l carbo n emissions

. W e implor e yo u t o conside rth e need s o fal l o fIllinoi s befor e implementin g mor e regulation s o n us
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Mar k Bolande r Mayo r Cit yo fNewto nCit yo f Newto n 10 8 N Va n Bure n Newton , I L 6244 8

GIN AMCCARTH Y ADMINISTRATO R ENVIRONMENTA L PROTECTIO N AGENC Y 120 0 PENNSYLVANI AAVENUE , N.W

. WASHINGTON , D C 2046 0

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