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GOP Hopeful to Hold Hearing on McAuliffe's Carbon Emissions Plan

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RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - A Republican state senator running for governor is planning to call a legislative hearing to investigate Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe's plan to limit carbon emissions from power plants.

Sen. Frank Wagner tells The Richmond Times-Dispatch that he will convene an emergency meeting of the Joint Commission on Administrative Rules within a few weeks to question McAuliffe administration officials on the executive order. Wagner has said he will do everything in his "legislative authority" to stop the governor's power plant plan.

McAuliffe, a Democrat, signed an executive order Tuesday that begins developing regulations on carbon emissions.

A spokesman for McAuliffe called Wagner's hearing "election-year posturing" but said the administration would gladly answer questions about the plan.

Recent polls show Wagner trailing Ed Gillespie and Corey Stewart for the Republican nomination.

Don Rush is the News Director at Delmarva Public Media. An award-winning journalist, Don reports major local issues of the day, from sea level rise, to urban development, to the changing demographics of Delmarva.