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Implications of the New US Rules Curbing Power Plant Emissions

Richard Matthews June 12, 2014

The new rules curbing power plant emissions in the U.S. will have far reaching impacts both within the U.S. and around the world. Curbing emissions from power plants is part of President Obama’s Climate Action Plan which he announced in 2013. Last September, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released proposed standards to curb U.S. greenhouse gas (GHG) from new power plants. […]Read More

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Challenge to EPA’s Proposed Power Plant CO2 Limits Unlikely to

Andrew Burger October 15, 2013

The Supreme Court agreed to hear arguments on just one question: whether the EPA' can regulate power plant CO2 emissions based on a 2007 mobile source ruling? Win or lose, the ruling is unlikely to derail efforts to reduce fossil fuel emissions or mitigate and adapt to climate change.Read More