WASHINGTON -- The head of the National Association of Manufacturers blasted the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) proposed standard for existing power plants.

“As users of one-third of the energy produced in the United States, manufacturers rely on secure and affordable energy to compete in a tough global economy, and recent gains are largely due to the abundance of energy we now enjoy," NAM president and CEO Jay Timmons said in a statement.

SAN FRANCISCO — “Technology in the marketplace has advanced over the years to change the way we live.