From left, Montana Gov. Greg Gianforte, President Biden, Sen. Steve Daines (Getty Images)
Echoing Gianforte, Daines insisted President Biden and his administration are "dead set" on destroying energy-based communities in parts of Montana.
"Joe Biden is doing everything he can to kill Colstrip and made-in-Montana energy – from the EPA’s new MATS and Clean Power Plan 2.0 rules that directly threaten Colstrip Power Plant, to prohibiting all new coal leasing in eastern Montana that threaten the Rosebud coal mine," Daines said. "This administration is dead set on shuttering the Colstrip community. I will be fighting each day against the radical left and Biden’s anti-energy agenda."
The duo's roundtable discussion, which is set to begin at 1:30 p.m. MST, comes amid the Biden administration's recently released Resource Management Plan Amendment, which prohibits future coal leases in eastern Montana through 2038.
The governor's office said the regulations are the latest in a series that the Biden administration is using to "target Colstrip and coal-generated power."
Colstrip generating units, according to the governor's office, account for a significant percentage of Montana’s baseload electricity supply and consistently rank among the lowest-cost dispatchable power plants in the western U.S.
The Rosebud coal mine, which spans 25,000 acres, produces roughly six to eight million tons of coal to supply the adjacent four coal-fired generating units that provide enough energy to power nearly 500,000 homes.
Since President Biden took office in January 2021, the energy index has risen more than 30%. (Erin Kirkland/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
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"Instead of prioritizing the ideological agenda of the far left, President Biden should prioritize the needs of American consumers and workers," he said at the time.
Last week, Republicans on the House Committee on Oversight and Responsibility released a report showing how the Biden administration's energy policies have led to higher gas prices, uncertainty in America’s power sector, confusion about new cars and appliances, and pricey regulatory hurdles that have increased costs for American consumers and businesses.
Kyle Morris covers politics for Fox News. Story tips can be sent via email and on X: @RealKyleMorris.
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