U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 7 11201 Renner Boulevard, Lenexa, KS 66219
Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, and Nine Tribal Nations
EPA Region 7 to Host November 4 Public Listening Session in Lenexa, Kan., on Reducing Carbon Pollution from Existing Power Plants
Contact Information: David Bryan, 913-551-7433 or 800-223-0425, bryan.david@epa.gov
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NEWS MEDIA ADVISORY
(Lenexa, Kan., Oct. 31, 2013) - EPA Region 7 will host one of 11 national listening sessions from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Nov. 4, 2013, in Lenexa, Kan., to solicit input from the public about the best Clean Air Act approaches to reducing carbon pollution from existing power plants.
The listening session will begin with brief introductory remarks by EPA at 4 p.m., followed by public input about reducing carbon pollution from existing power plants.
Power plants are the nation’s largest stationary source of carbon pollution, responsible for about one- third of all greenhouse gas pollution in the United States. The President’s Climate Action Plan takes steady and responsible steps to cut the harmful carbon pollution that fuels a changing climate while continuing to provide affordable, reliable energy. The feedback from a series of 11 public listening sessions held nationwide, including the one in Lenexa, will play an important role in helping EPA develop smart, cost-effective guidelines that reflect the latest and best information available. The Agency will seek additional public input during the notice and comment period once it issues a proposal, by June 2014.
The Clean Air Act gives both EPA and states a role in reducing air pollution from power plants that are already in operation. The law directs EPA to establish guidelines, which states use to design their own programs to reduce emissions. Before proposing guidelines, EPA must consider how power plants with a variety of different configurations would be able to reduce carbon pollution in a cost-effective way.
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Thursday, October 31, 2013
EPA News Media Advisory (Region 7): EPA Region 7 to Host November 4 Public Listening Session in Lenexa, Kan., on Reducing Carbon Pollution from Existing Power Plants
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