West Virginia’s Path to Compliance West Virginia, Louisiana and a handful of other states have been creating a lot of headlines lately by opposing the EPA’s new Clean Power Plan. The plan represents the EPA’s efforts to follow Obama’s directive to regulate carbon emissions under the Clean Air Act. The challenging states claim the […]
Are We Energy Leaders or Losers?
Last month, our state’s Attorney General added Louisiana to the list of 11 other states in a lawsuit against the EPA over the proposed Clean Power Plan. The lawsuit is frivolous at best, and will most certainly be thrown out, as the proposal has not been passed, and is still only in draft form. The suit is […]
The Clean Power Plan – Following a Consistent Approach to Setting State Goals
Have you ever wondered how the EPA determined carbon pollution goals for each state under the Clean Power Plan? This post on the EPA Blog explains how each state’s goals for the Clean Power Plan are calculated. To read more of this article click here, or see below! – by Janet McCabe The Clean Power Plan – […]
EPA Gets Serious About Climate Change Pollution
The Alliance for Affordable Energy says the new carbon rule is a win-win-win for Louisiana. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has proposed new federal carbon pollution standards for existing power plants that will likely boost Louisiana’s natural gas industry, improve public health, and safeguard our coast. The new rules are one part of an across-the-board approach EPA […]
Carbon Regulation for Existing Coal Plants on the Horizon
Our ally in the fight for clean energy, the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy has released a “pre-blog” on the upcoming EPA emissions standard proposal, read it here, or read below! – by Angela Garrone, Esq. In less than a week, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will unveil its first ever carbon pollution standards for existing coal-fired […]
Senators Back State Management of CO2 Emissions
Louisiana could have its own, less stringent plan for implementing the Environmental Protection Agency’s limits on carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions, under a proposal that got the approval Tuesday of the state Senate Environmental Quality Committee. Senate Bill 650 by the committee’s chairman, state Sen. Mike Walsworth, would let the state Department of Environmental Quality decide […]
The Alliance’s A – Z: A
Understanding energy efficiency and the making of responsible energy policy can often be daunting. There are so many terms and acronyms and organizations that it can be hard to get a handle on all of them or why understanding it all matters one way or the other. In this series of 26 posts, we’re going to […]
