Critics Warn 'Limited' EPA Role In Possible CPP Replacement Is Unlawful

March 2, 2018
States and environmental groups are warning that the “very limited role” the Trump EPA is envisioning for itself in overseeing state programs under a possible replacement for the Clean Power Plan (CPP) would be unlawful if finalized because it would give states enormous leeway to impose weak greenhouse gas limits or impose no restrictions at all. Further, these critics warn that the agency is contemplating revising decades-old implementing regulations for Clean Air Act (CAA) section 111(d), the section under which...


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