Congressional Challenges Loom For Clean Power Plan Final Rule

Beth A. Viola is a Sr Policy Advisor and Virgilio Barrera is a Public Affairs Advisor in our Washington DC office.

HIGHLIGHTS:

• During the next several weeks, federal lawmakers are expected to undertake a series of actions to limit, amend, delay or repeal President Obama's Clean Power Plan (CPP) final rule.
• The rule, designed to cut carbon emissions from power plants by 32 percent from 2005 levels by 2030, is the cornerstone of the President's Climate Action Plan.

Before the end of the year, federal lawmakers are expected to undertake a series of actions to limit, amend, delay or repeal President Obama's Clean Power Plan (CPP) final rule. The final rule was formally published on Oct. 23 in the Federal Register, opening the flood gates to a myriad of challenges in Congress and the courts. The rule, designed to cut carbon emissions from power plants by 32 percent from 2005 levels by 2030, is the cornerstone of the President's Climate Action Plan.