From the Union of Concerned Scientists (http://www.ucsusa.org):
At the behest of President Trump, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has been working to gut the Clean Power Plan, the first-ever federal standards for global warming emissions from power plants. Now, Acting EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler has released a proposal to replace the Clean Power Plan that would increase global warming emissions, air pollution, illnesses and premature deaths, and even potentially lead to higher costs—putting public health and America’s growing clean energy economy at risk.
Farcically called the ‘Affordable Clean Energy (ACE) Rule,’ this new proposal is anything but. It’s clear that the Trump administration is putting the interests of corporate polluters and lobbyists over the interests of the public.
Submit a public comment to the EPA today at https://secure.ucsusa.org/onlineactions/SOD1pUC8WES_LqV_6c1bkA2 to voice your concern for the health of our communities and the need for stronger global warming pollution safeguards.
Communities across the country are reeling from heatwaves, drought, wildfires, and flooding, all of which are worsened by global warming. We need the government to support an ambitious and science-based plan that reduces global warming emissions and puts the interests of our communities first.
Write today and urge the EPA to put our nation’s health and safety ahead of polluter profits.
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