California, States Urge EPA To Deem GHG Programs Compliant With NSPS

California and other state officials are urging U.S. 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. The role of localized GHG-reduction programs in meeting federal GHG mandates remains an open question following EPA's issuance of its "tailoring" rule requiring GHG limits in Clean...