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Re: E.P.A. to Seek 30 Percent Cut in Carbon Emissions by 2030

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For complete article go to Bloomberg.com

Texas Governor Rick Perry and Kentucky Senator Mitch McConnell were among the strongest critics of the Obama administration’s plan to address climate change yesterday, defending their states fossil-fuel producers.

But the cuts in power-plant emissions each state faces are radically different.

Texas alone will account for a quarter of the total U.S. reductions, with a cut of 39 percent required over the next 15 years if the EPA’s proposed rule is adopted. Kentucky and other coal-dependent states like West Virginia and North Dakota face requirements of less than half that. 




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E.P.A. to Seek 30 Percent Cut in Carbon Emissions by 2030
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Mon, 02 Jun 14 2:15 AM 		Msg. 64197 of 65535

E.P.A. to Seek 30 Percent Cut in Carbon Emissions by 2030

The Environmental Protection Agency will unveil a draft proposal on Monday to cut carbon pollution from the nation’s power plants 30 percent from 2005 levels by 2030, according to people briefed on the plan. The proposed rule amounts to the strongest action ever taken by the United States government to fight climate change.

Coal-fired power plants are the largest source of the greenhouse gas emissions that scientists blame for trapping heat in the atmosphere and dangerously warming the planet.

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