We touched on this yesterday and gave our assent to Obama's crackdown on coal-fired plant emissions. RI, according to WRPI News, has similar praise:
AG praises EPA on new greenhouse regs
Regulations will limit greenhouse gas emissions
Updated: Thursday, 29 Mar 2012, 5:20 PM EDT
Published : Thursday, 29 Mar 2012, 5:19 PM EDT
Published : Thursday, 29 Mar 2012, 5:19 PM EDT
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) - Attorney General Peter F. Kilmartin says he's happy with the newly proposed limit on greenhouse gas emissions by the federal Environmental Protection Agency.
The EPA's goal is to reduce greenhouse gas emissions of new coal-fired power plants by roughly 50 percent over the plant's life.
“Addressing the threat posed by climate change is one of the most important challenges of our time – one that demands attention, leadership and action at all levels of government and by the private sector," said Kilmartin, calling the new regulations "common-sense" and "cost-effective".
The EPA’s action is in response to litigation filed by a number of state and local government groups involving Rhode Island, which asked the environmental group to comply with the federal Clean Air Act limiting power plant pollutants.
Copyright WPRI
In this case, the Feds are following the States' lead in attacking our greenhouse gases. Better, still, would be to, ultimately, take this coal-fired plants totally off line, while invested heavily in clean energy. The financial returns would be fantastic.
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