EPA's Uncertain FIP Power Drives Competing Lobbying On State ESPS Plans

Correction Appended States are facing competing pressures over whether to submit plans to comply with EPA's proposed standards to cut greenhouse gases (GHGs) from the power sector, with many in the industry urging states to submit plans or risk strict federal mandates, while conservative critics are urging states to ignore the requirement in a bid to test the agency's uncertain federal implementation plan (FIP) authority. With comments on EPA's proposed existing source performance standards (ESPS) due Dec. 1, the...