The nation’s coal-fired power plants will face the toughest emissions restrictions yet, under a new proposal announced by President Obama today.
The rules go further than the proposed regulations the Environmental Protection Agency released in 2012 and 2014. It’s all but certain that opponents will challenge the new regulations in court.
Under the proposal, coal-fired power plants would need to cut greenhouse gas emissions by 32 percent by 2030, and would need to incorporate the use of more alternative energy sources like wind and solar power.
The Clean Power Plan Factsheet
Guests:
David Doniger, director and senior attorney of climate and clean air program at the Natural Resources Defense Council
Robert Bryce, senior fellow at the Manhattan Institute's Center for Energy Policy and the Environment