When the EPA released the Clean Power Plan last year, a lot of people freaked out. In fact, more than half of U.S. states joined a lawsuit challenging the plan, which seeks to limit greenhouse gas emissions from the electricity sector. Opponents have argued that the plan is draconian, heavy-handed regulation that will kill jobs and drive up electricity bills. In fact, nine northeastern states are already using a framework to lower electricity emissions —…
The Clean Power Plan is already working for the northeast
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