Sen. Mitch McConnell encouraged states to defy federal environmental regulations by simply ignoring them in an op-ed published in Wednesday’s Lexington Herald-Leader. The Republican Senate Majority leader is protesting the Environmental Protection Agency’s attempts to slash greenhouse gas emissions from coal plants; once the agency finalizes their rules this summer, they’ll ask states to submit a plan detailing their plans to implement the regulation. McConnell’s plan? Ignore them. Read more http://www.msnbc.com/msnbc/mcconnell-tells-states-blow-off-epa
