Analysts assess new EPA rules cutting power plant emissions
Wednesday, June 4, 2014 - 09:20
in Earth & Climate
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has issued its long-awaited draft regulations on carbon emissions from U.S. power plants, which would require a 30 percent reduction in carbon dioxide emissions from 2005 levels by 2030. Just days before Monday's announcement, scientists from Harvard and Syracuse universities released a study highlighting the potential health benefits of such changes.