Media Advisory: EPA to Hold Public Listening Sessions on Reducing Carbon Pollution from Existing Power Plants

CONTACT: press@epa.gov FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 30, 2013 EPA to Hold Public Listening Sessions on Reducing Carbon Pollution from Existing Power Plants WASHINGTON – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will hold 11 public listening sessions across the country to solicit ideas and input from the public and stakeholders about the best Clean Air Act approaches to 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 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. The feedback from these 11 public listening sessions 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. For more information on these sessions and to register online, go to: http://www2.epa.gov/carbon-pollution-standards/public-listening-sessions. For those who cannot attend these sessions, input can be e-mailed to carbonpollutioninput@epa.gov by November 8, 2013. More information about EPA’s carbon pollution standards for the power sector: http://www2.epa.gov/carbon-pollution-standards Public Sessions on Reducing Carbon Pollution from Existing Power Plants (all times are local): DATE: Tuesday, October 15, 2013 TIME: 9:00 am – 5:00 pm EDT EPA REGION & LOCATION: US EPA New England Memorial Hall 5 Post Office Square Boston DATE: Friday, October 18, 2013 TIME: 11:00 am – 2:00 pm EDT EPA REGION & LOCATION: US EPA Region 3 William J. Green, Jr. Federal Building 600 Arch Street Philadelphia DATE: Wednesday, October 23, 2013 TIME: 9:00 am - 12 Noon; and 2:00 pm - 5:00 pm EDT EPA REGION & LOCATION: US EPA Region 2 290 Broadway, Room 27A New York DATE: October 23, 2013 TIMES: 2:00 – 5:00 pm; and 6:00 – 9:00 pm EDT EPA REGION & LOCATION: US EPA Region 4 Sam Nunn Atlanta Federal Center Bridge Conference Rooms 61 Forsyth Street, S.W. Atlanta DATE: Wednesday, October 30, 2013 TIME: 9:00 am – 5:00 pm MDT (last 2 hours for call ins) EPA REGION & LOCATION: US EPA Region 8 1595 Wynkoop Street Denver DATE: Monday, November 4, 2013 TIME: 4:00 – 8:00 pm CST EPA REGION & LOCATION: US EPA Region 7 11201 Renner Blvd. Lenexa  DATE: Tuesday, November 5, 2013 TIME: 9:00 am – 4:00 pm EPA REGION & LOCATION: US EPA Region 9 75 Hawthorne St. San Francisco DATE: Thursday, November 7, 2013 TIME: 9:00 am – 5:00 pm EST LOCATION: US EPA Headquarters William Jefferson Clinton East 1201 Constitution Ave. Washington, DC DATE: Thursday, November 7, 2013 TIME: 10:00 am – 3:00 pm CST EPA REGION & LOCATION: US EPA Region 6 Auditorium- 1st floor J. Erik Jonsson Central Library 1515 Young St. Dallas   DATE: Thursday, November 7, 2013 TIME: 3:00 – 6:00 pm PST EPA REGION & LOCATION: US EPA Region 10 Jackson Federal Bldg. 915 Second Ave. Seattle R168 You can unsubscribe or update your subscriptions or e-mail address at any time on your Subscriber Preferences Page. All you will need is your e-mail address. If you have any questions or problems, please e-mail support@govdelivery.com for assistance.  This service is provided to you at no charge by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.    This email was sent to elmasry.webmaster@gmail.com using GovDelivery, on behalf of: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency · 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW · Washington DC 20460 · 202-564-4355