EPA Urged To Allow Use Of State GHG Programs To Comply With NSPS

State officials are urging EPA to allow state greenhouse gas (GHG) programs to qualify as a compliance mechanism for meeting the agency's upcoming new source performance standards (NSPS) for power plants and refineries, though the agency has so far sent mixed signals on whether it would support the approach. If EPA were to support the effort, it could be one option for state and local air authorities to argue for preserving their nascent climate programs in the face of pushback...