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EPA Proposes Slashing Power Plant Emissions 30 Percent POLITICS POLICY OPINION WATCHDOG BELTWAY CONFIDENTIAL MEDIA VIDEO DATA MORE Topics: Listeria Hillary Clinton New Voices for 2015 2016 White House WEX Magazine & Archives APRIL 23, 2015 Key Senate State Dept. taps Obama to GOP: Stalled bill passes, Is the world is less New Voices to committee OKs f ormer Pentagon Stop denying Lynch vote violent now than Watch in 2015 Fast T rack trade spokesman climate change T hursday 40 years ago? bill Fact-checkers EPAp roposessa lshnigp ower don't care palnet msisoins3 0p ercent BY ZACK COLMAN | JUNE 2, 2014 | 12:17 PM RELATED VIDEOS The Environmental Protection Agency took the largest step toward addressing Climate change in its history Monday when it unveiled a proposed rule to slash power sector carbon emissions 30 percent below 2005 levels by 2030. Enviro nme ntal Pro te ctio n Age ncy Adminis trato r Gina McCarthy s igns ne w The proposed rule, which also sets a nearer-term target to cut re gulatio ns fo r po we r... emissions 25 percent by 2020, is the centerpiece of President Obama's climate strategy in a policy arena that those close to the effort say is increasingly looked at as his legacy issue. It also builds on a September EPA proposes new rules to proposal to impose limits on new power plants. slash emissions "Climate change, fueled by carbon pollution, supercharges risks not just to our health, but to our communities, our economy and our way of life," EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy said Monday at the agency's Washington headquarters. Under the proposed rule, each state would Sign Up for the Politics Today craft its own implementation plan, which newsletter! would be due by June 2016 must secure EPA approval. The states will have a menu of MORE STORIES options to comply with the standard in four FROM THE WEEKLY ways: Clean energy capacity, dispatch -- What to look for in the House's STANDARD defense spending bill meaning the order of precedence for BY TARA COPP | 04/22/15 6:04 PM delivering power between coal, natural gas Here are some of the elements to look for in the and renewables-- and energy efficiency final bill. measures taken at and beyond the power William Kristol Fred Barnes plant. GOP signals support for conservation program, with conservation program, with conditions The EPA is executing the action through the BY ZACK COLMAN | 04/22/15 9:24 PM Clean Air Act after climate legislation has Stephen F. Hayes Many environmental groups are willing to stalled on Capitol Hill since a cap-and-trade negotiate with Republicans like Bishop to bill fizzled in the Senate in 2010. The ensure reauthorization. Report: IRS Deliberately Cut proposed rule will likely face legal challenges, Its Own Customer Service Now Obama faces Fast Track as the section of the Clean Air Act it relies Budget opposition from the Right upon has been used just a handful of times BY: JOHN MCCORMACK BY SUSAN FERRECHIO | 04/22/15 6:58 PM and under circumstances more narrow that If you tried to contact the IRS with a They don't want Obama to wield Fast Track what EPA proposed Monday. question about your taxes this year, authority because of his use of executive chances are you didn't get a response. authority. Democrats cheered the move, saying it The IRS estimated that it would only answer 17 million of the 49 million calls... Medicaid squeezes state addressed an issue that deserved Read More... budgets immediate attention, while Republicans BY PAIGE WINFIELD CUNNINGHAM | 04/22/15 5:52 PM slammed it, calling it an overreach by the Bush’s Forgotten Book Maine tops a Pew report ranking states by EPA. growth in the share of their total revenue BY: ANDREW FERGUSON devoted to Medicaid. Nowadays when you mention the book Many groups were still poring over the 645- Profiles in Character to Jeb Bush, the House pushes to speed up drug page proposed rule. Opponents suggested former governor of Florida and, as it approvals it would raise electricity prices, while happens, the coauthor of Profiles in BY ROBERT KING | 04/22/15 7:39 PM supporters said the benefits outweighed Character , he immediately cracks The effort comes as lawmakers celebrate costs. Some even suggested it would lower wise.... passage of a law that revamps how doctors are electricity prices -- the EPA said it would Read More... paid through Medicare. lower power prices 8 percent on average in Revenge of the Nerds 2030 if states pursue certain policies. WEX TV BY: MARK HEMINGWAY Not that long ago, if you’d spun a "Critics claim your energy bill will skyrocket. dystopian yarn about some future They're wrong," McCarthy said. "Any small, society where culture wars were so short-term change in electricity prices would pervasive that nobody could enjoy be within normal fluctuations the power reading a novel without first approving President Obama State Dept.: Iran talks sector already deals with." of the author’s... visits Everglades on to resume Read More... Earth Day Industry largely opposed the move, though many said they were still reading through the proposal. While many disagreed with the rule to begin with because they suggested Hillary's small White House won't it would raise power prices, others were business remarks put deny aircraft carrier Obama on defensive was dispatched to pleased the EPA used a 2005 baseline -- block Iranian weapons which enables states to pool from a larger shipments list of policies to meet the credit -- and allowed states to pursue their own plans. The American Chemistry Council, which represents energy-intensive manufacturers, said it was "concerned" about the potential effect on energy prices, but was heartened by the general framework of the proposed rule. "We welcome the flexibility the Administration gave to states in designing compliance plans, and urge states to carefully assess how specific programs would affect energy plans, and urge states to carefully assess how specific programs would affect energy costs, diversity and reliability," the group said in a statement. The National Association of Manufacturers was more strident about the proposed rule's potential effects on its members: "Today's proposal from the EPA could singlehandedly eliminate this competitive advantage by removing reliable and abundant sources of energy from our nation's energy mix," said Jay Timmons, the group's chief executive. In 2030, the EPA estimates 30 percent of the nation's power will come from coal, compared with 42.5 percent so far this year, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration. It said coal-fired power plants are retiring regardless of the proposed rule because of age, noting the average plant is 42 years old. Low natural gas prices and other regulations, however, also have played a role. The electric utility industry was mixed, which reflects the differing levels of cleaner- burning natural gas and renewable energy adoption across those firms. National Grid, an electric utility in the Northeast that draws a sizable portion of its power from natural gas, said it was "encouraged" by the "sensible and practical" proposed rule. But an official from another utility, who spoke on the condition on anonymity, said the proposed rule assumed to much energy efficiency could be achieved at the plant. Environmental and public health groups praised the proposal, which would put the U.S. well beyond the 17 percent emissions reduction Obama committed to at the 2009 United Nations climate talks in Copenhagen. They also saw it as a way for the U.S. to lead on climate ahead of key U.N. negotiations next year in Paris, where nations are hoping to agree on a greenhouse gas target that includes commitments from big polluters such as China and India. "This is the biggest step we've ever taken for the biggest challenge we've ever faced," said League of Conservation Voters President Gene Karpinski. Follow us at @dcexaminer The EPA estimates the proposed rule, which could change between now and when it's finalized in June 2015, would yield $90 billion in climate- and health-related benefits, helping avert 100,000 asthma and 2,100 heart attacks in its first year. Public health figures to color the Obama administration's portrayal of the rule -- McCarthy opened with an anecdote about a child with asthma, and Obama will participate in a teleconference hosted by the American Lung Association on Monday afternoon. "If your kid doesn't use an inhaler, you should consider yourself a very lucky parent," McCarthy said. The EPA said every dollar spent to fight smog and soot -- a byproduct of sulfur dioxide and other particulate matter released at coal-fired power plants -- would yield $7 in health benefits per family. But the proposed rule, released during a crucial midterm election season in which control of the Senate hinges on a handful of red-state Democrats retaining or winning seats, will face stiff headwinds from industry groups and their Republican allies who see it as anathema to U.S. competitiveness by taking cheap, coal-fired power offline. "When will the President care as much for the American worker as he does about his notions of climate change?" said Rep. Bill Cassidy, R-La., who's challenging another opponent of the proposed rule, Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee Chairwoman Mary Landrieu, D-La., for her seat and will seek to tie her to the Democratic Senate majority and the Obama administration's EPA. Added Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky.: "Today's announcement is a dagger in the heart of the American middle class, and to representative democracy itself." As such, Obama urged Democrats on Sunday to go on offense to defend the rule.
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