California Sees Grid Plan Filling GHG Reduction Void From Repeal Of CPP

California's top air official Mary Nichols says Gov. Jerry Brown's (D) controversial proposal to create an expanded Western electricity grid would allow states to work together to de-carbonize the power system and fill a void created by the Trump administration's proposed repeal of EPA's Clean Power Plan (CPP) utility greenhouse gas rule. Nichols' remarks indicate how states that favor GHG regulation of power plants are planning to move forward with the expectation that the Trump EPA will eventually finalize the...