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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released its Clean Power Plan proposal on Tuesday, calling for the power sector to cut carbon emissions by 30 percent below 2005 levels nationwide by 2030.
Power plants account for roughly one-third of all domestic greenhouse gas emissions in the United States, and while there are limits on arsenic, mercury, sulfur dioxide, nitrogen oxides, and particle pollution from power plants, there are no national limits on carbon dioxide pollution levels.
Opponents of the rule in the energy and manufacturing sectors, including the American Petroleum Institute, have expressed concerns that the proposal is not consistent with the administration’s own “all of the above” energy. The Chamber of Commerce released a report saying such regulation could raise consumer prices for electricity, kill jobs and slow economic growth.
ACEC is reviewing the rule and may submit comments to the EPA. Members are encouraged to provide their feedback on the rule to Keith Pemrick.
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