During the week of November 13th, the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Energy and Commerce Chair, alongside two Subcommittee Chairs, put forward a written communication addressed to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Michael S. Regan. This letter encircles the proposed Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Standards and Guidelines for Fossil Fuel-fired Power Plants – a proposal commonly referred to as the “Clean Power Plan 2.0” or “CPP2.0 Proposal”.
The letter, drafted by members of the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Energy and Commerce, requests that the EPA take a step back and reconsider the CPP2.0 Proposal. Their chief argument against the proposal is yet unclear, but their request for withdrawal is public. This comes against the context of a wider conversation happening in the U.S. and internationally about the regulation of GHG emissions.
For those working in law firms and corporations – both domestic and international – it is important to stay abreast of these developments. An eventual withdrawal or adaptation of the CPP2.0 Proposal could reveal significant implications for legal considerations surrounding energy regulation, environmental law, and corporate compliance concerning greenhouse gas emissions.
This information was reported initially by Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard, P.L.L.C, and you can read more about it from ‘JD Supra’.
Without a full text of the mentioned letter, the details of the Representatives’ objections to CPP2.0 Proposal are unclear. However, as the situation evolves, this story certainly warrants close attention from legal professionals.