Blue State Democrats Charge Ahead On Climate Policy Despite ESPS Stay

Despite continued uncertainty surrounding federal regulations to curb greenhouse gases, several energy-producing states with Democratic governors in recent days are moving forward with state-level emissions targets and wide-ranging plans to address climate change. Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper on Aug. 23 floated a proposed executive order that would set ambitious power sector GHG goals for the state, beyond what would be required by EPA under its existing power plant GHG rule. Pennsylvania's Department of Environmental Protection, under Gov. Tom Wolf, on...