Trump expected to roll out Clean Power Plan replacement this week

Utility Dive: Replacement of the Clean Power Plan (CPP) represents a major step for Trump's deregulatory agenda and push to reinvigorate the domestic coal sector.

The CPP, finalized in 2015, aimed to set minimum emission standards for power plants and allow states to decide how to meet them. Generators that could not meet the standards, like many coal plants, could offset their power with electricity from less-polluting sources, like natural gas or renewables.

Read article

i360Gov Newsletters

The most significant government policy, business, and technology news and analysis delivered to your inbox.

Subscribe Now

Also in Energy Policy & Technology