Kentucky, others seek carbon rule repeal despite ‘steeply declining’ emissions

摘要

Environmental groups and officials from Kentucky appear to have come to a rare agreement on the Clean Power Plan: much of the country is already meeting the goals of the 2015 rule. That includes Kentucky, which was among the dozens of states that fought the controversial and divisive rule in the courts. Where the parties split, however, is in what that means for the future of the rule. Should the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency ditch it, replace it or strengthen it?