In June of 2014 the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposed “The Clean Power Plan”. The plan states that each state identifies the carbon emission that they produce. The proposal includes steps to cut green house emissions and gradual goals by the states. Most of the green house emissions must be cut from power plants. If there is no plan to help the environment the temperatures will continue to rise and spin out control. The plan, according to Obama Administration is affordable and will cut health risks from our environment. According to the EPA, about 2,700-6,600 premature deaths will be avoided and a dramatically less amount of asthma attacks in children.
States Choice
According to the plan each state will have different environmental guidelines from the others. The states are allowed to abide by the EPA guidelines or create their own goals. The states are flexible to create other programs. The states will create different programs and see what helps or does not help emission levels. This will allow different ideas and see what helps the environment. Many states will tackle the same issues including
~expanding nuclear energy
~energy storage technology
~renewable energy standards
~transmission improvements
Obama’s Plan
June of 2013 President Obama spoke at Georgetown University to unveil his plan of reducing greenhouse gas emissions. Obama has no Congressional support for this plan and is using an executive power to do so. He asks for MORE government spending to help cities find alternatives and help costal states from rising sea levels. The plan will not be finalized until early 2017, at the end of his second term. The next presidential candidate will have to deal with Obama’s regulations.
Websites used:
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/06/26/science/earth/clean-air-act-reinterpreted-would-focus-on-flexibility-and-state-level-efforts.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0
http://www2.epa.gov/carbon-pollution-standards/fact-sheet-clean-power-plan-state-roles
http://www2.epa.gov/carbon-pollution-standards/fact-sheet-clean-power-plan-overview