Ongoing Power Sector GHG Cuts Could Frustrate Pruitt's CPP Agenda
View on Inside EPA website"EPA's advance notice of proposed rulemaking (ANPR) floating possible options to replace the CPP strongly hinted at a heat rate-focused regulation. Such a rule might achieve a 2 percent cut in GHG emissions nationwide, 'if we're lucky,' according to Resources for the Future (RFF) fellow Dallas Burtraw. That would be 'trivial' compared to the reductions that have occurred in recent years and are projected to continue.
In an interview with Inside EPA, Burtraw notes that courts still 'haven't spoken' about the fenceline issue, and suggested that those who believe EPA must stay within the fence when setting targets could face an uphill battle."
