EPA Agrees to Limit Emissions From Power Plants, Refineries

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http://www.nytimes.com/gwire/2010/12/23/23greenwire-epa-agrees-to-limit-emissions-from-power-plant-95260.html?amp

Threatened with lawsuits from environmental groups, the Obama administration has agreed to issue another round of greenhouse gas limits for both power plants and refineries -- this time through a provision of the Clean Air Act that allows U.S. EPA to require pollution controls at both new and existing facilities.
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The rules for power plants (pdf) would need to be proposed by July 26, 2011, and finalized by May 26, 2012. Proposed standards for refineries (pdf) would need to be released by Dec. 10, 2011, with a final rule due on Nov. 10, 2012.

Power Plants : http://www.eenews.net/assets/2010/12/23/document_gw_02.pdf

Refineries : http://www.eenews.net/assets/2010/12/23/document_gw_03.pdf
 
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