Friday, September 20, 2013

EPA Proposes Carbon Pollution Standards for New Power Plants



Today, EPA proposed Clean Air Act standards to cut carbon pollution from new power plants built in the United States to combat climate change and improve public health.

For live updates throughout the day regarding today’s Clean Air Act announcement, follow @EPA and @GinaEPA on Twitter. We will be using the hashtag #ActOnClimate.
 
Watch a Vine of EPA administrator Gina McCarthy signing the proposed Climate Pollution Standards: https://vine.co/v/hvTpQaELLPH
 
Watch her speech on the proposed rule here: http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/Gina
 
Read Administrator McCarthy’s op-ed in Huffington Post on why we’re taking action for our children and future generations:http://www.huffingtonpost.com/gina-mccarthy/time-to-act-on-climate-change_b_3954969.html

Additional information on the new standards can be found on our website: http://www2.epa.gov/carbon-pollution-standards

For the full news release: http://go.usa.gov/DPR9

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