“Enormous Potential” in the Imminent Clean Power Plan

“It is good news for all of us that, according to reports, EPA will soon finalize the Clean Power Plan. The final Clean Power Plan will end the era of unlimited carbon pollution from power plant smokestacks, which are the largest source of climate-altering emissions in the nation. 

“There is enormous potential for the electric utility sector to reduce pollution and rapidly shift to clean, renewable sources of energy and improve the efficiency of the American economy.  A clean energy transformation is good for the health of our families, for creating jobs, and for safeguarding our planet for our children’s future. 

“The Clean Power Plan will accelerate reductions in pollution and a transition to a cleaner power sector, but the benefits for our climate and public health depend on how the final rule has been designed, and we eagerly look forward to learning the details.”

                    - Fred Krupp, president of Environmental Defense Fund