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EPA to seek to cut power plant carbon by one-third
2014-06-02 00:48:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Associated Press: The Obama administration on Monday will roll out a plan to cut earth-warming pollution from power plants by 30 percent by 2030, setting in motion one of the most significant actions to address global warming in U.S. history. The rule, which is expected to be final next year, will set the first national limits on carbon dioxide, the chief gas linked to global warming from the nation's power plants. They are the largest source of greenhouse gases in the U.S., accounting for about a third of the...
EPA urged to protect people's welfare in new rules to limit pollution
2014-06-01 18:54:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Pilot: Citing concern that power plants are a major contributor to climate change through carbon emissions, Archbishop Thomas G. Wenski of Miami called upon the head of the Environmental Protection Agency to craft rules limiting pollution that respect human life and dignity. The archbishop, chairman of the U.S. bishops' Committee on Domestic Justice and Human Development, told EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy in a May 29 letter that standards to reduce power plant pollution should protect the health and...
New EPA rule seeks to cut carbon emissions 30% by 2030
2014-06-01 18:30:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Associated Press: The Obama administration will seek to cut greenhouse-gas emissions from existing power plants 30% by 2030, potentially one of the biggest steps any country has ever taken to confront climate change, people familiar with the plan said Sunday. Seen as the linchpin to President Obama's climate-change campaign and a key part of his legacy, the proposed power-plant rule will set state-specific targets for carbon-dioxide reductions and let local officials decide how best to meet the goals. A formal...
EPA to seek deep cuts in carbon emissions from power plants
2014-06-01 17:31:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
USA Today: The Environmental Protection Agency will unveil a sweeping proposal Monday that will require deep cuts in carbon emissions from existing power plants, including a 30% national target by 2030, according to two people briefed on the plan. The EPA draft rule, a major plank of President Obama's initiative to fight climate change, will require states to develop and implement plans to cut power plant emissions of heat-trapping carbon dioxide. It will give states different reduction targets but will...
Obamas power plant rule leaked: EPA seeks drastic reduction in emissions
2014-06-01 17:16:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Salon: The Obama administration is set to announce its draft proposal to cut carbon emissions from existing power plants at 10:30 am ET Monday morning, and according to information obtained by the Wall Street Journal, they`re going to pack a powerful punch. The Environmental Protection Agency is seeking a 30 percent reduction in carbon dioxide emissions by 2030 from existing power plants based on emission levels from 2005, "two people who have been briefed on the rule" told the WSJ. That`s considerably...
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