House Democrat to support bill to block EPA climate rules

At least one Democrat will co-sponsor Republican legislation to permanently block the Environmental Protection Agency from regulating greenhouse gas emissions.

Rep. Collin Peterson (D-Minn.) will co-sponsor legislation slated to be introduced Thursday by House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-Mich.) and Rep. Ed Whitfield (R-Ky.), a source familiar with the legislation told The Hill.

A companion bill authored by Sen. James Inhofe (R-Okla.) will be introduced Thursday, but no Democrats are expected to co-sponsor the Senate version of the legislation, the source said.

The legislation will eliminate EPA's authority to regulate greenhouse gas emissions from stationary sources.

Whitfield told reporters Tuesday that he expected at least one Democrat to co-sponsor the legislation.