Oil, Utility Groups Back NSPS Coal Plan But Disagree On Underlying Rationale

March 25, 2019
Groups representing the oil and utility sectors are supporting EPA’s proposal to no longer set greenhouse gas limits for new coal plants based on carbon capture and sequestration (CCS), though the groups sharply divide on the rationale for the change and take issue with much of EPA’s explanation. Formal comments from the American Petroleum Institute (API) and Edison Electric Institute (EEI) also support EPA’s decision not to based coal plant GHG limits in its new source performance standards (NSPS) on...


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