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EPA Finally Announces Greenhouse Gas Standard
After much delay, today the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released the first-ever national standards to limit greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from coal plants. The proposal aims to restrict the amount of GHG emissions…
SACE Meets with EPA on New Carbon Rule
A handful of advocates from the Southeast traveled to Atlanta on Thursday June 12th to meet with officials from the EPA’s Region 4 office. SACE was joined by other regional advocates Greenlaw, Southern…
2023's Record-Breaking Extreme Weather Makes Strong Power Plant Carbon Rules Even More Important
Climate change disproportionately impacts our most vulnerable communities. We need EPA to adopt the strongest possible limits on pollution from power plants in order to protect our region's health and environmental safety.
Is Your State Betting Too Much on Natural Gas for Electricity? A New UCS Analysis Takes a Look
This is a guest post written by Union of Concerned Scientist's staffer John Rogers. The original post can be found here. To read press releases specific to Alabama, Georgia and Florida, visit the SACE news…
EPA Takes Input on New Climate Pollution Safeguards
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is preparing to issue New Source Performance Standards (NSPS) for safeguarding our climate from greenhouse gas (GHG) pollution emitted from major sources such as coal plants and…
Exploring biocarbon: The road less traveled in climate policy
This blog is the first in a series on biocarbon tools and strategies for climate mitigation. How are we going to repair the changed climate? Seriously, how are we going to un-do…
TVA Ahead of the Pack in Pollution and Pollution Reduction
The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) issued a January 6, 2011 release that uses a recent study by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to highlight TVA's successful reductions of dangerous air pollutants. The fact…
EPA Expands the Role of Renewable Energy in the Final Clean Power Plan
This guest post was written by Jeff Deyette, Assistant Director of Research and Analysis for Clean Energy with the Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS). The original posting can be found here. On…
Voices From Across the Region: Tell EPA to Limit Mercury Pollution
Atlanta was the perfect location for May 26th's Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) public hearing to discuss a proposed new rule to limit mercury and other hazardous air pollutants from power plants. Within…
Free market perspective already dominates the climate policy debate
This blog was written by John D. Wilson, former Deputy Director for Regulatory Policy at the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy.