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March 18, 2013

Report: Obama Admin Mulls Delay of Emissions Cap for Power Plants 
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The Obama administration is reportedly planning on delaying the
first-ever limits on greenhouse gas emissions from new power plants. The
Environmental Protection Agency unveiled a plan last year that would
force new power plants to keep emissions under 1,000 pounds of carbon
dioxide for every megawatt hour of electricity. But The Washington Post
reports the White House may seek to rewrite the rule, significantly
delaying its implementation and potentially watering it down by allowing
laxer standards for coal-fired plants. Environmentalists had already
criticized the plan for exempting existing plants and allowing a number
of loopholes.

 

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