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EPA Announces Roll Backs To Clean Power Plan; Industry Reacts

Renewable Energy World: Continuing on U.S. President Trump’s campaign promises to revive the coal industry, on Tuesday, August 21, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced plans to significantly alter the Clean Power Plan (CPP), shrinking some of the emission reduction targets that were set in place under the CPP by former President Obama.

The new plan, which is called the Affordable Clean Energy (ACE) Rule, removes the nation-wide target for reducing carbon emissions and gives states more authority to set their own rules for coal-fired power plants, encouraging them to run more efficiently. The rule offers guidelines for states to use when developing their own plans. It would also give states the authority to create no rules around coal-fired power plants as long as they explain why they don’t need them.

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