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DemocratBill · S.J.Res. 66· Senate(119-SJRES-66)

A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Coke Ovens: Pushing, Quenching, and Battery Stacks, and Coke Oven Batteries; Residual Risk and Technology Review, and Periodic Technology Review."

Rep. Whitehouse
Age: 71 years
Rhode Island
Introduced
7/22/2025
Last activity
7/22/2025 — Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Sponsored by
Sheldon Whitehouse
Cosponsors
None
Environmental Protection
  1. Introduced
  2. In Committee

What this bill would do

This joint resolution aims to disapprove a rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) concerning national emission standards for hazardous air pollutants from coke ovens. The rule addresses pushing, quenching, battery stacks, coke oven batteries, residual risk, and technology review. If passed, the resolution would prevent the EPA rule from taking effect.

Yes

  • Would business owners be better off under this?+4

    Coke oven operators avoid the costs of implementing new emission standards.

The opposite· 3 of 16

  • Does this better protect air, water and wildlife?-7

    The bill disapproves an EPA rule designed to protect the environment from hazardous air pollutants.

  • Does this cut the pollution that drives climate change?-5

    Stopping emission standards for coke ovens may lead to higher levels of hazardous air pollutants.

  • Would children be better off under this?-4

    Children are more vulnerable to the hazardous air pollutants that this bill would allow to persist.