The House Energy and Commerce Committee on Wednesday launched an investigation into the Environmental Protection Agency's proposed greenhouse gas standards that would limit the amount of carbon new power plants can emit.

Republican leaders on the committee sent a letter to EPA administrator Gina McCarthy requesting documents and information to examine whether the agency complied with the law when it developed the climate change regulations.

The committee's investigation centers on the Energy Policy Act of 2005, which the lawmakers argue limits agency's consideration of certain government-funded projects using carbon capture and storage technology, a process that involves burying carbon underground.

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