On October 10, the Environmental Protection Agency ordered the Obama-era Clean Power Plan (CPP) repealed.  The CPP was a massive regulation, established during the Obama administration for the purpose of reducing emissions from coal-fired power plants to 32 percent by 2030, compared to 2005 levels. The CPP would have put strict limits the emissions from some 600 coal-fired plants, located mainly in the Midwest and the East, and by forcing states to adopt renewable energy projects.  To get a sense of perspective, 120 coal-fired power plants have closed since 2015 because of cost increases from previous regulations, including one of the nation's biggest. The decision will not become effective for some time, as a public notice must be published by EPA in the Federal Register, for which the public has 60 days to comment.  A replacement rule will then have to drafted and reviewed.  The CPP had been put on a hold status by the U.S. Supreme Court after 28...(Read Full Post)