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EPA's Emission Limits Require Coal Plants Adopt New Technology
2013-09-20 08:36:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
USA Today: Lawsuits are expected to challenge the Environmental Protection Agency's proposal Friday to limit emissions from new power plants, and the main reason is cutting-edge, anti-pollution technology. The EPA announced Friday morning its proposal to cap the amount of heat-trapping greenhouse gas emissions from new power plants. Coal-fired plants -- unlike most natural gas facilities -- won't meet the standard without costly technology to capture and store carbon emissions. There's the rub. No commercial,...
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STATEMENT: U.S. EPA Announces Greenhouse Gas Standards for New Power Plants
2013-09-20 06:00:00| Industrial Newsroom - All News for Today
According to EPA, electricity generation represents one-third of U.S. greenhouse gas emissions. Proposed standards are an important step toward reaching U.S. goal of reducing greenhouse gas emission by 17% below 2005 levels by 2020. In statement, Kevin Kennedy, Director, U.S. Climate Initiative at the World Resources Institute, said proposal on new power plants sends a clear message that U.S. is serious about meeting its international commitment. This story is related to the following:Green & CleanSearch for suppliers of:
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EPA Proposes Carbon Pollution Standards for New Power Plants
2013-09-20 06:00:00| Industrial Newsroom - All News for Today
To combat climate change and improve public health, U.S. EPA proposed Clean Air Act (CAA) standards to cut carbon pollution from new power plants. Outreach and engagement with state/tribal/local governments, industry and labor leaders, non-profits, and others aim to establish carbon pollution standards for existing power plants and move toward cleaner power sector. While providing flexibility, proposed standards ensure new power plants are built with available clean technology. This story is related to the following:Green & CleanSearch for suppliers of:
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Administration Presses Ahead With Limits on Emissions From Power Plants
2013-09-19 22:42:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
New York Times: A year after a plan by President Obama to limit greenhouse gas emissions from new power plants set off angry opposition, the administration will announce on Friday that it is not backing down from a confrontation with the coal industry and will press ahead with enacting the first federal carbon limits on the nation's power companies. The proposed regulations, to be announced at the National Press Club by Gina McCarthy, the administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, are an aggressive...
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Final Mercury And Air Toxics Standards (MATS) For Power Plants
2013-09-19 06:49:45| pollutiononline News Articles
EPA is reopening, for 60 days, the public comment period on the startup and shutdown provisions included in the November 2012 proposed updates to pollution limits for new power plants under Mercury and Air Toxics Standards.
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