Category Archives for CPP
ACC Statement on EPA’s Affordable Clean Energy (ACE) Rule
WASHINGTON, DC, August 21, 2018– The American Coal Council appreciates the administration’s continuing focus on regulatory reform, and EPA’s proposal to replace the prior administration’s Clean Power Plan (CPP) with the Affordable Clean Energy (ACE) rule announced today is another big … Continue reading
Coal offers cautious optimism for Trump at first post-election conference
URL: https://www.snl.com/InteractiveX/article.aspx?CDID=A-38623833-12331&KPLT=4 SNL, Christopher Coats, 12/8/2016 At one of the first industrywide gatherings since Election Day, the coal sector offered cautious optimism about the Trump administration’s impact on the industry after years of challenges. Gathered in New York for the … Continue reading
After the Election: What Coal Needs Most
Energy and Environment Monitor, M. Shane Harvey and Jackson Kelly, (11/28/2016) Energy and Environment Monitor, M. Shane Harvey and Jackson Kelly, (11/28/2016) URL: http://eem.jacksonkelly.com/2016/11/after-the-election-what-coal-needs-most.html My colleagues and I have the privilege of working with coal operators every day in the … Continue reading
ACC issues statement on Glei-Case Western analysis
URL: https://www.worldcoal.com/coal/24102016/acc-issues-statement-on-glei-case-western-analysis World Coal (October 2016) —A recent analysis by the Great Lakes Energy Institute (GLEI) of Case Western Reserve University concluded the decline of the nation’s coal industry has been due to market forces and technology: “EPA rules have … Continue reading
ACC Issues Statement on Case-Western Study Findings: Study’s Findings Don’t Reflect the Regulatory Reality
WASHINGTON, DC (October 20, 2016)– A recent analysis by the Great Lakes Energy Institute (GLEI), of Case Western Reserve University, concludes the decline of the nation’s coal industry over the past eight years has been due to market forces and … Continue reading
What’s at Stake: The ‘Clean Power’ Plan and what will be left of our Constitution if the EPA’s plan survives
http://www.wsj.com/articles/clean-power-plays-and-the-last-stand-for-federalism-1474841482 After Congress turned down President Obama’s request to enact a law regulating power plants’ greenhouse-gas emissions, the Environmental Protection Agency turned to the states—not with a request, but with instructions to carry out the president’s energy policy. The EPA’s … Continue reading
EPA’s Clean Power Plan Does Not Deserve Judicial Respect
Ed note: This article was originally published in Issue 2, 2015 of American Coal Magazine. By: William Yeatman, CEI On August 3rd, President Obama announced his administration’s signature global warming policy, known as the Clean Power Plan. In the simplest … Continue reading
Jason Hayes invited to speak at 16th Coaltrans USA
On January 28th, 2016, Jason Hayes, Associate Director of the American Coal Council will join Ryan Flynn, Secretary of Environment and the Natural Resources Trustee, State of New Mexico on the US Energy Panel at the 16th Coaltrans USA conference in … Continue reading
The Final Clean Power Plan
(Originally published in Issue 2, 2015 American Coal Magazine, pg. 39) EPA’s Carbon IRP Process, State Plan Options, and Implications for 2016 State Legislative Sessions By Raymond L. Gifford, Gregory E. Sopkin and Matthew S. Larson – Wilkinson, Barker, Knauer … Continue reading
EPA Clean Power Plan will add $214 Billion to Wholesale Electricity Prices
A new study by Energy Ventures Analysis has found that the EPA’s Clean Power Plan (CPP) will add $214 Billion to wholesale electricity prices by 2030. This is the second study this month that has predicted significant new costs for … Continue reading