WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Sen. Cynthia Lummis says the Chinese government is trying to kneecap America’s coal and oil production, and she has introduced legislation to stop it.

The Wyoming Republican is pushing back against China’s recent participation in the Environmental Protection Agency’s rulemaking procedures pertaining to fossil fuels.

China submitted comments in August opposing EPA proposals to ease emissions standards for coal- and oil-fired power plants, according to documents from Lummis’s office.

Lummis’s bill would prevent foreign adversaries as designated by the Commerce Department — China among them — from submitting public comments or otherwise petitioning federal agencies on rulemakings, regardless of subject matter.

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Along with China, the foreign advers

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