NRECA Asks EPA to Withdraw Rule for Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Posted on Jul 5, 2012 in Climate Change, Environmental, Legislative & Politics, Regulation & Policy | Comments Off on NRECA Asks EPA to Withdraw Rule for Greenhouse Gas Emissions
The National Rural Electric Cooperative Association (NRECA) has asked the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to withdraw a proposed rule for greenhouse gas emissions for new fossil-fuel-based power plants. According to the NRECA, the EPA is violating the law by classifying coal and natural gas baseload generation as interchangeable fuel sources. The NRECA says only some natural gas plants can meet the single emissions standard set by the EPA–essentially eliminating coal as a future baseload generation source. You can read more about the NRECA’s objections here.
