On January 21, the United States Environmental Protection Agency (U.S. EPA) won an initial victory as the D.C. Circuit refused to grant opponents a stay of the Clean Power Plan (CPP or Rule).
The Rule, promulgated pursuant to section 111(d) of the Clean Air Act (CAA), limits carbon dioxide emissions from existing fossil fuel fired electric generating plants (generating units). The CPP’s goal is to cut emissions by 32 percent from 2005 levels by 2030, and each state is provided an emissions reduction target. Qualifying state emissions reductions under the Rule generally prompt the retirement of coal plants and the greater adoption of natural gas and renewable resources. States must submit their implementation plans (SIP) in 2016 demonstrating that they will achieve the requisite emissions reduction by 2022, or request a two-year extension. However, if a state fails to submit an adequate implementation plan by the 2016 due date or request an extension for plan development until 2018, U.S. EPA will assign a federal implementation plan (FIP) that will enable that state to meet its emissions reduction target.
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Topics:
Carbon Emissions,
CPP,
Clean Power,
clean power plan,
Environmental Protection Agency,
EPA,
State of West Virginia v. EPA,
EPA Victory,
West Virginia,
Stay of the Rule,
Climate change,
Clean Air Act,
Section 111(d),
Global Warming,
Greenhouse Gas Emissions,
Stay
Food waste is a major problem in the US. Studies show that around 40% of all food produced in the US gets wasted at some point in the food chain. According to the EPA, food waste is the second largest category of municipal solid waste sent to landfills, accounting for 18% of their waste stream. Left to decompose in landfills, food waste creates methane gas, a lethal greenhouse gas that contributes to climate change and global warming. EPA has found that, pound for pound, the comparative impact of methane gas on climate change is more than 25 times greater than carbon dioxide.
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Topics:
Biomass,
university renewable energy,
university sustainability,
Methane,
biogas,
waste disposal,
Energy Project Finance,
Green Energy,
biodigestor,
food waste,
waste to energy,
Green house gas,
Project Finance,
College campus,
Trayless Dining,
Composting,
energy,
Energy Project,
biodigester,
university energy,
clean energy,
Climate change,
College
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