Introduction
On June 2, 2014, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) made headlines by proposing a rule the agency calls the “Clean Power Plan.” This incredibly far-reaching regulation seeks to reduce carbon dioxide emissions from existing fossil fuel-fired power plants by 30 percent from 2005 levels.
This State Factor, States are Engaging EPA on Clean Power Plan, was written by three member legislators representing three states across the country that will be affected by EPA’s proposal in different ways. The paper details many of their concerns with the proposed rule as written and highlights some of the efforts being made by state policymakers in response to the Clean Power Plan.