Sides were predictably drawn in the early debate over Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Scott Pruitt’s announcement that the Trump administration will issue a proposed rule to end the controversial Clean Power Plan (CPP), but what practical impact the move will have is less clear.
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Experts Say Trump Executive Order Won’t Save Coal, Long Rulemaking Ahead
Despite President Trump’s claim that his executive order (EO) will revive the nation’s coal industry, experts say otherwise — predicting coal will continue to lose ground to natural gas for power generation, and that a lengthy legal battle looms over plans to reevaluate or scuttle the Clean Power Plan (CPP).
Attorney Says Clean Power Plan Ruling Not Expected For Months
Federal appeals court judges posed tough questions to both sides of the dispute over the Obama administration’s proposed Clean Power Plan (CPP), but a ruling is not expected for months, and the entire issue may not be settled until 2018, according to an attorney who attended last month’s oral arguments.
Most Electric Utility Execs Back Embattled CPP, But Express Gas-Fired Power Reliance Concerns
More than two-thirds (70%) of U.S. electric utility executives want to see the Obama administration’s proposed Clean Power Plan (CPP) move forward, according to an annual survey by Utility Dive that was conducted before the proposal was temporarily blocked by the U.S. Supreme Court.
U.S. Supreme Court Stays Clean Power Plan; Rule Faces Uncertain Future
In an unusual move, and a sign that the Obama administration’s proposed Clean Power Plan (CPP) could be in trouble, the U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday temporarily blocked implementation of the rule until all legal challenges have been resolved.
Clean Power Plan Faces Uncertain Future After Stay by U.S. Supreme Court
In an unusual move, and a sign that the Obama administration’s proposed Clean Power Plan (CPP) could be in trouble, the U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday temporarily blocked implementation of the rule until all legal challenges have been resolved.