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Trump Administration Rolls Back Obama-Era Clean Power Plan

June 20, 2019March 23, 2022 by Alyssa Danigelis

Headed by Andrew Wheeler, the EPA issued a final rule that replaces the Obama-era Clean Power Plan with one that allows states to set emissions standards for coal-fired plants. The Trump administration called the previous rule “overreaching.” Introduced in August 2015, President Obama’s Clean Power Plan (CPP) called for national ... Read more »

EPA Will Entertain Full Climate Debate, Including Endangerment Finding

December 11, 2017January 11, 2023 by Ken Silverstein

Environmental Protection Agency Scott Pruitt said that his agency will formulate the Clean Power Plan's future in early 2018. And while Pruitt said that the agency would "replace" the proposal and not "repeal" it altogether, others are questioning his true intent.

Businesses Ask EPA to Curb Clean Power Plan at Hearing

November 29, 2017December 15, 2017 by Ken Silverstein

Businesses testified at EPA’s only hearing so far on the Clean Power Plan that they want it either repealed or replaced with something more “achievable.”

Industrial Users Driving Clean Energy Use but Weaker CO2 Regs May Change the Outlook

November 15, 2017 by Ken Silverstein

American utilities will continue to go green despite the current political uncertainties, but coal could once again become this country's leading fuel to generate electricity in 2019 - and last to 2032, if the Clean Power Plan is not

November Climate Summit Will Create a Rule Book. What Will be the US Role?

October 30, 2017November 22, 2017 by Ken Silverstein

The global community will meet in November in Bonn, Germany to hammer the details of a climate agreement reached in Paris in December 2015 -- one that the United States had once been a part but one that it now "rejects."

Trump Administration Wants to Repeal – Not Replace – Clean Power Plan

October 9, 2017March 14, 2018 by Ken Silverstein

The Trump administration now says that it wants to repeal the Obama administration's prized environmental policy: the Clean Power Plan, which mandates 32% cuts in CO2 emissions by 2030.

Clean Power Plan Still In Limbo After Appeals Court Ruling

August 14, 2017April 1, 2022 by Ken Silverstein

While the US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia has decided to put off making a decision about the Clean Power Plan for two more months, it has signaled that its patience is wearing thin.

Still No Decision on Clean Power Plan

August 14, 2017April 11, 2022 by Ken Silverstein

The US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia has decided to put off making a decision about the Clean Power Plan for two more months — on top off the delay it had issued in April. Now, though, the US Environmental Protection Agency must file monthly updates with ... Read more »

Virginia Seeks to Limit Carbon Emissions, Following California and New England

May 18, 2017June 9, 2017 by Ken Silverstein

Virginia's governor has signed an executive order to limit carbon emissions that would utilize a cap-and-trade system. It is implemented, the governor ask it be ready by year-end.

Clean Power Plan and the Courts: Markets Hold More Power Over Business

May 1, 2017April 19, 2022 by Ken Silverstein

No matter how the courts ultimately decide the Clean Power Plan, market pressures will continue to force both utilities and industry to step up and to provide cleaner solutions.

Businesses Mixed on Trump Climate Change Executive Order

March 28, 2017March 29, 2017 by Jessica Lyons Hardcastle

In a move that EPA administrator Scott Pruitt described as a “pro-growth and pro-environment approach for how we do regulations in this country,” President Donald Trump has signed an executive order that aims to undo a slew of Obama administration climate rules.

Trump to Sign Executive Order Weakening Clean Power Plan

March 13, 2017March 13, 2017 by Ken Silverstein

President Trump is expected to sign another executive order this week that will try and weaken the Clean Power Plan, which is now in the federal courts and which mandates a 32% cut in carbon dioxide emissions by 2030.

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