Two days after the U.S. Supreme Court halted the Environmental Protection Agency's signature climate change rule, Administrator Gina McCarthy struck a decidedly optimistic tone, vowing to support ongoing state efforts to shift toward a cleaner power sector.
“We'll move forward. We'll get this done. We'll have the [Clean Power Plan]. We'll continue our work together,” McCarthy vowed Feb. 11 at a joint meeting of the National Association of Clean Air Agencies, the National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners and the National Association of State Energy Officials.
Although the Clean Power Plan, which limits carbon dioxide emissions from the power sector in each state, won't go into effect while the rule faces legal challenges from 27 states and several utility and industry groups, McCarthy said the EPA will continue to support state efforts to comply with the rule on a voluntary basis.
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