The Obama administration announced landmark carbon emissions standards for new power plants Tuesday, but hardly shouted from the rooftops about them.
The administration rolled out the proposal with relatively little fanfare, and President Obama — who was in South Korea at nuclear security summit — did not issue a statement about the regulation.
In contrast, when the Environmental Protection Agency issued final rules to control power plant mercury emissions in December, Obama praised them as major public health protections while touting White House efforts to ensure they don’t affect power grid reliability.
And EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson announced the December regulation at a high-profile, multi-speaker press conference at the Children’s National Medical Center in Washington, D.C. The forum for Tuesday’s announcement: a shorter conference call Jackson held with reporters.
Read more: http://thehill.com/blogs/e2-wire/e2-wire/218527-overnight-energy
The administration rolled out the proposal with relatively little fanfare, and President Obama — who was in South Korea at nuclear security summit — did not issue a statement about the regulation.
In contrast, when the Environmental Protection Agency issued final rules to control power plant mercury emissions in December, Obama praised them as major public health protections while touting White House efforts to ensure they don’t affect power grid reliability.
And EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson announced the December regulation at a high-profile, multi-speaker press conference at the Children’s National Medical Center in Washington, D.C. The forum for Tuesday’s announcement: a shorter conference call Jackson held with reporters.
Read more: http://thehill.com/blogs/e2-wire/e2-wire/218527-overnight-energy
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