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The Path Forward for EPA's Clean Power Plan (ELI Professional Practice Seminar)

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The Path Forward for EPA's Clean Power Plan (ELI Professional Practice Seminar)

Start 
Tuesday, August 11, 2015 : 01:30pm
End 
Tuesday, August 11, 2015 : 03:00pm
Location 
Environmental Law Institute : Washington, DC

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On August 3, EPA released a long anticipated final rule that governs carbon pollution from electric power plants. The goal of the Clean Power Plan is to use Clean Air Act sections 111(b) and 111(d) to reduce carbon from both new and existing power plants by 30% below 2005 levels and to reduce pollution that causes smog and soot by 25% by 2030.

EPA maintains that the final rule will lead to monetized benefits in the range of $55-93 billion by 2030 and that the plan provides great flexibility to states in order to achieve these benefits. Critics claim EPA has greatly overstepped its legislative authority and that the rule will greatly impact the American economy.

Now that the rule is final, many questions remain to be answered:

  • How does the final rule differ from the proposed rule?
  • How flexible is the rule in allowing states to design their compliance programs?
  • What are the rule’s effects on industry? 
  • What are the most significant litigation risks?
  • Does the rule go far enough to reduce carbon pollution?

ELI invites you to join us for an in-depth examination of the final rule. Our expert panel will tackle the questions above and many more.

ELI programs encourage audience questions and participation.  

Panelists:
Vicki Arroyo, Director, Georgetown Climate Center (moderator)
Bill Bumpers, Partner, Baker Botts LLP
Megan Ceronsky, Senior Policy Advisor, White House Office of Energy and Climate Change
Steve Hagle, Deputy Director, Office of Air, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
Tim Profeta, Director, Nicholas Institute for Environmental Policy Solutions

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