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E.P.A. Rules on Emissions at Existing Coal Plants Might Give States Leeway
2013-09-24 03:02:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
New York Times: Four years ago, Congress rejected the idea of a cap-and-trade system to reduce carbon dioxide emissions by putting a price on them. But the plan announced by the Environmental Protection Agency on Friday to regulate emissions from existing coal-fired power plants could foster creation of such a system, at least on a regional basis, and a push for renewable energy and energy efficiency in states that so far have embraced neither. It could also leave the business of carbon regulation in the hands...
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