Industry, GOP Seek To Allay Pruitt Fears That Paris Undercuts CPP Rollback

Industry and Republican officials are seeking to allay EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt's concerns that continued United States participation in the Paris Agreement would undermine his efforts to roll back key Obama-era climate rules like the agency's power plant greenhouse gas limits -- arguing that the global pact does not dictate any particular regulatory program. “While Paris does encourage forward momentum to addressing our national contribution for emissions, it does not require the Clean Power Plan (CPP). It does not require...