On October 10, EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt signed a proposal
to repeal the Clean Power Plan (CPP). The CPP was one of the
Obama Administration's signature environmental regulatory
initiatives, designed to reduce CO2 emissions from fossil-fueled
electric generating stations. The repeal proposal asks for
public comments within 60 days from the day it is published in the
Federal Register. It is expected that it will be published
relatively quickly in the coming weeks.
EPA said it was considering but had not yet decided whether to
adopt a rule to replace the CPP. EPA said it would in the
near future issue an advanced notice of proposed rulemaking (ANPR)
seeking public comment on whether it should adopt a replacement
rule and, if so, of what nature. According to the website of
the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), the ANPR was sent to OMB
for interagency review on the same day the CPP repeal proposal was
signed. Because the ANPR is not proposing any
