Headline News:
- “Trump Moves To Let States Regulate Coal Plant Emissions” • The Trump administration has moved to formally replace the Clean Power Plan, an environmental regulation that former President Barack Obama once lauded as the most important step America has ever taken to fight climate change, with a plan of its own. [MTPR]
Coal-fired power plant in Wyoming (J David Ake | AP)
- “If Trump and GOP don’t understand climate change, they don’t deserve public office” • Trump’s proposed new EPA rules are not just vindictive, they are dangerous. The administration wants to allow coal-burning power plants to emit more deadly carbon and to give states greater leeway to allow big-money companies to pollute. [CNN]
- “Arctic’s strongest sea ice breaks up for first time on record” • The oldest and thickest sea ice in the Arctic has started to break up, opening waters north of Greenland that are normally frozen, even in summer. This phenomenon, which has never been recorded before, has occurred twice this year due to warm winds during heat waves. [The Guardian]
- “Trump’s Plan To Prop Up Coal Could Lead To More Deaths, Cost Billions” • EPA models estimate that under the Trump plan, 300 to 1,500 more people would die prematurely each year by 2030. And when health costs from air pollution are factored in, the new plan would cost the country $1.4 billion to $3.9 billion annually. [OPB News]
- “In Massachusetts, solar developers linger amid financial uncertainty” • In Massachusetts, solar developers and their potential customers are waiting to learn whether the final details of the new Solar Massachusetts Renewable Target Program will help advance the role of renewables in the state or put a damper on growth. [Energy News Network]
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August 22 Green Energy News posted first on Green Energy Times
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