Most know U.S. Rep. Scott Tipton as friendly and sincere, but his press office issued a statement from the congressman from Cortez Monday that felt like a wicked eye roll at President Obama.

The Department of Interior says the rules to be enforced by the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement will save communities from the toxins mining produces. Tipton, a pro-energy Republican, said the plan is nothing more than job-killer.

“I’m looking forward to working with the incoming administration to roll back the radical regulatory agenda of the Obama administration,” he snipped. “And cutting this job-killing regulation will be a top priority.”

Double snap.

The new regulations represent the first update in 33 years to the stream rules related to surface coal mining. The Department of Interior said the rules would help protect 6,000 miles of streams and 52,000 acres of forests.

“The responsible rule released today represents a modern and balanced approach to meeting the nation’s energy needs,” U.S. Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell said in a statement.

“Regulations need to keep pace with modern mining practices, so we worked closely with many stakeholders to craft a plan that protects water quality, supports economic opportunities, safeguards our environment and makes coalfield communities more resilient for a diversified economic future.”

It was just a month ago that Jewell was in Denver to help Gov. John Hickenlooper announce protections against energy development of the Thompson Divide in the White River National Forest near Glenwood Springs and the Roan Plateau northwest of Rifle.

State Sen. Ray Scott of Grand Junction, Trump’s Western Slope campaign leader and a major backer of developing Colorado’s energy resources, summed up his feelings about the Obama administration’s 11th-hour regulatory maneuvers in Colorado.

“Sally Jewell will be out looking for a new job at the end of January,” he said then to say it’s a whole new day when Trump takes over.