Great news: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), at the direction of President Obama, is preparing to set limits on carbon pollution from power plants that burn fossil fuels. These power plants are responsible for 40 percent of the country's carbon pollution, and Pennsylvania has some of the dirtiest and oldest of these plants.
The EPA has formally proposed a standard that would limit CO2 from any new (i.e., not-yet-built power plants), and is currently accepting comments on this standard.
Perhaps even more exciting, EPA is preparing to go straight at the big, old, dirty plants. EPA has announced it will formally propose a standard for these plants in June 2014. (Prepare for a huge fight over this one, my friends.)
EPA will hold a listening session on Friday, November 8 in Philadelphia to gather comments from the public on the standard aimed at existing plants. PennFuture is leading the charge to get people to attend the session, either to testify to EPA, or to be part of the audience urging on the speakers.
If you care about climate change, this is a wonderful opportunity to show EPA that there's strong public support for action.
Can you join us in person? Register here to attend and/or speak on this Friday.
Can't get to Philly on November 8? Submit your comments to EPA online.
This is the time to speak out for strong action to limit carbon pollution from power plants.
