McCarthy Floats Dropping CEPP To Win Climate Measures In Budget Plan

White House domestic climate chief Gina McCarthy says a scenario in which Democrats fail to include a clean electricity performance plan (CEPP) in their budget “reconciliation” legislation would not prevent the administration from achieving its climate targets, arguing EPA and other agencies’ climate rules will complement any Hill action. “It doesn’t mean I don’t want the clean energy payment plan, and it doesn’t mean we’re going to give it up without lots of kicking and screaming,” McCarthy said during a...