Press Release

August 21, 2018

EPA’s New Power Plan Will Reverse U.S. Efforts to Cut Carbon Pollution and Allow Old Coal Plants to Keep Polluting Our Air

EPA’s New Power Plan Will Reverse U.S. Efforts to Cut Carbon Pollution and Allow Old Coal Plants to Keep Polluting Our Air. Clean Power Plan had U.S. poised for shift to renewable energy growth, better public health, boosting clean energy jobs.

STATEMENT BY HOWARD A. LEARNER
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, ENVIRONMENTAL LAW & POLICY CENTER

In response to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s proposal to replace its 2015 Clean Power Plan, which established the first federal standards to reduce carbon pollution from existing coal plants, ELPC Executive Director Howard Learner said:

“The Trump administration’s EPA is actively seeking to undermine smart climate change solutions and a clean energy future. The Clean Power Plan helps drive the U.S. economy toward modern renewable energy and energy efficiency technologies that improve public health and boost clean energy jobs in the Midwest and elsewhere.

“Instead, the Trump administration is putting its political donors and polluters ahead of public health, climate solutions and clean energy jobs. America’s Heartland is well positioned to lead us forward in delivering climate change solutions powered by wind power and solar energy and maximizing energy efficiency that are good for Midwest jobs and economic growth.  The Trump administration’s plan would move our nation backwards and cost American jobs.

“It’s time for America to move forward not backward with clean energy solutions to our climate change problems.”

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