Release of EPA information further expands public outreach, science-based analysis – EDF

(Washington, D.C. – October 28, 2014) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is asking the public comment on additional information and ideas about the Clean Power Plan, a move that Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) says will strengthen efforts to reduce climate pollution.

EPA announced a Notice of Data Availability this afternoon to make the public aware of feedback the agency has been receiving from stakeholders on the Clean Power Plan. 

“EPA’s request today for the public to review and comment on additional information builds on the agency’s rigorous public outreach and extensive science-based analysis,” said Megan Ceronsky, EDF’s Director of Regulatory Policy and Senior Attorney. “America’s fossil fuel power plants are the single largest source of the carbon pollution that threatens our public health and prosperity. We urgently need protective limits on this dangerous pollution under our nation’s clean air laws.”

The Administration proposed America’s first-ever national limits on carbon pollution from existing power plants in the Clean Power Plan, which was unveiled in June, 2014. The Clean Power Plan is designed to fight climate change, protect public health and the environment, and move the country toward a clean energy future. 

“We are in a race against time to finally establish strong limits on dangerous climate pollution, and to protect our communities and families from the clear and present danger of warming gases,” said Ceronsky.

You can read more about the Clean Power Plan here.