Some States Eye ESPS Model Trading Rules To Aid GHG Reduction Efforts

States intent on moving forward with greenhouse gas (GHG) regulation despite an expected slowdown at the federal level are looking to EPA's draft model trading rules for its power plant GHG standards as a resource to develop new or expand existing state clean energy initiatives. EPA, in an unusual move last month, withdrew the model trading rules from interagency review and publicly released the drafts and related guidance documents. Acting agency air chief Janet McCabe in a blog post said...