WashU Expert: What's Next After Clean Power Plan Executive Order
Thursday, March 30, 2017 - 14:21
in Physics & Chemistry
President Trump signed an executive order seeking to dismantle the Environmental Protection Agency's Clean Power Plan, which regulates carbon emissions from fossil-fuel burning power plants, primarily those that fire coal.As the EPA takes next steps to replace the plan, an engineer at Washington University in St. Louis who studies fossil fuel combustion says this week's move will make it difficult for power providers to plan ahead.