December 2017 - The Trump administration is now working to end Obama's signature climate change program, the Clean Power Plan. This is in spite of the recent report from 13 federal agencies confirming the seriousness of climate change, the fact that humans are the predominant cause, and that major reductions in greenhouse gas emissions are imperative. The Clean Power Plan would cover, for the first time, emissions from existing power plants which account for 35% of U.S. carbon emissions, the largest single source. It would reduce these emissions by 32% by 2030 relative to 2005. States may use a number of options to meet their established targets including investing in renewable energy, energy efficiency, natural gas, and nuclear power, and shifting away from coal-fired power.
Because power plants also release sulfur dioxide, nitrogen oxides and particulate matter, the plan will also prevent thousands of early deaths, asthma attacks in children, heart attacks, and hospitalizations.
On October 10, 2017, EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt signed a notice of proposed rule-making to repeal the Clean Power Plan. This started the clock on the public comment period, which ends January 16.
ACTION: Submit your comment to the EPA before the January 16, 2018 deadline
Submit a comment to EPA opposing repeal of the Clean Power Plan. Weather catastrophes including floods, heat waves, hurricanes, and large wildfires have already cost the U.S. $1.1 trillion since 1980 and will continue to increase in frequency and intensity without major reductions in greenhouse gas emissions. The standards in the Plan are what we need to avert catastrophe.
Include ID# EPA-HQ-OAR-2017-0355 and submit comments in any of the following ways:
Online: Go to https://www.regulations.gov/docket?D=EPA-HQ-OAR-2017-0355 Click on ‘Comment Now!’ and type or paste in your comment. Follow the prompts.
Email: Comments may be sent to [email protected]
Include Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2017-0355 in the subject line of the message.
Fax: Fax your comments to: (202) 566-9744. Attention Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2017-0355.
Mail: EPA, EPA Docket Center (EPA/DC), Mail Code 28221T, Attention Docket ID
No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2017-0355, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20460
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