EPA Moves to Replace Obama-Era CPP With Affordable Clean Energy Rule

摘要

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposed a rule Tuesday that would shift to states much of the responsibility for regulating carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from power plants, potentially opening a door to increased burning of coal, in the Trump administration's latest maneuver to kill the Obama-era Clean Power Plan (CPP). Like CPP, the Affordable Clean Energy (ACE) Rule, EPA said, would continue lowering CO2 emission levels. But unlike the "overly prescriptive and burdensome" CPP, ACE "empowers states, promotes energy independence, and facilitates economic growth and job creation."