As the Environmental Protection Agency begins its re-evaluation of the Clean Power Plan — its 2015 final rule setting limits on carbon dioxide emissions from coal- and other fossil fuel-fired power plants — EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt has sent a letter to state governors reminding them that, at least for the near future, they do not need to take any action to comply with the plan.
In a March 30 letter, Pruitt reminded governors that the U.S. Supreme Court imposed a stay on the Clean Power Plan on Feb. 9, 2016.
