Statement from EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy on the President's Power Plant Rules

Administrator Gina McCarthy announced the ‘Clean Power Plan’ proposal (video) that cuts carbon pollution from existing power plants. The new rule create a 30 percent reduction in carbon dioxide emissions from power plants by 2030. The Obama administration gave states until 2017 to submit a plan to cut power plant pollution.
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Today, EPA is proposing a Clean Power Plan that will cut carbon pollution from our power sector, by using cleaner energy sources and cutting energy waste.

Although we limit pollutants like mercury, sulfur, and arsenic, currently, there are no limits on carbon pollution from power plants, our nation’s largest source.  For the sake of our families’ health and our kids’ future, we have a moral obligation to act on climate.  When we do, we’ll turn climate risk into business opportunity, we’ll spur innovation and investment, and we’ll build a world-leading clean energy economy.

The science is clear.  The risks are clear.  And the high costs of climate inaction keep piling up.

Statement from EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy on the President's Power Plant Rules