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Carbon Pollution Standard for New Power Plants

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May 3, 2012 - EPA will hold two public hearings on May 24 on the proposed Carbon Pollution Standard for New Power Plants. EPA is also extending the comment period on this proposed rule until June 25. Learn more

EPA is proposing to take common-sense steps under the Clean Air Act to limit carbon pollution from new power plants. EPA’s proposed standard reflects the ongoing trend in the power sector to build cleaner plants that take advantage of American-made technologies. The agency’s proposal, which does not apply to plants currently operating or new permitted plants that begin construction over the next 12 months, is flexible and would help minimize carbon pollution through the deployment of the same types of modern technologies and steps that power companies are already taking to build the next generation of power plants. EPA’s proposal would ensure that this progress toward a cleaner, safer and more modern power sector continues.

Links to More Information
  • Clean Air Act Permitting for Greenhouse Gases
  • General Information on GHG Emissions
  • Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program
  • EPA Climate Change Web Site

Power plants are the largest individual sources of carbon pollution in the United States and currently there are no uniform national limits on the amount of carbon pollution that future power plants will be able to emit. Consistent with the US Supreme Court’s decision, in 2009, EPA determined that greenhouse gas pollution threatens Americans' health and welfare by leading to long lasting changes in our climate that can have a range of negative effects on human health and the environment.

  • Carbon Pollution Standard for New Power Plants
    • Basic Information
    • Regulatory Actions
    • Settlement Agreement
  • Cross-State Air Pollution Rule (CSAPR)
  • Mercury and Air Toxics Standards (MATS)
  • Acid Rain Program
  • Mercury Home
  • EJ Air

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