EPA Proposes Federal Plan For Non-Approvable State Plans

<> EPA Proposes Federal Plan For Non-Approvable State Plans - This proposal presents two approaches to a federal plan for states and other jurisdictions that do not submit an approvable plan to the EPA: a rate-based emission trading program and a mass-based emission trading program -- proposals also constitute proposed model trading rules that states can adopt or tailor for implementation of the final EGs – comment deadline January 21, 2016. EPA also published in the Federal Register the Final Clean Power Plan Rules - The rules signed on August 3 including: Carbon Pollution Emission Guidelines for Existing Stationary Sources: Electric Utility Generating Units; and Standards of Performance for Greenhouse Gas Emissions From New, Modified, and Reconstructed Stationary Sources: Electric Utility Generating Units [See Federal Register announcements below] See EPA's Clean Power Plan website for further explanation Working Together to Implement the Clean Power Plan - By EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy What makes the Plan so effective is that it reflects the voices of those who are closest to the issues on the ground. . . In fact, we considered over 4.3 million comments received in response to our initial proposal.