WASHINGTON, June 17 -- Environmental Protection Agency has issued a proposed rule called: Repeal of Greenhouse Gas Emissions Standards for Fossil Fuel-Fired Electric Generating Units.
The proposed rule was published in the Federal Register on June 17 by Lee Zeldin, Administrator.
Summary: In this action, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing to repeal all greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions standards for fossil fuel-fired power plants. The EPA is proposing that the Clean Air Act (CAA) requires it to make a finding that GHG emissions from fossil fuel-fired power plants contribute significantly to dangerous air pollution, as a predicate to regulating GHG emissions from those plants. The EPA is further proposing to make a fi...