"In yet another attempt to enforce its far-left climate agenda, Biden’s EPA is pushing new burdensome rules that’ll shut down power plants, weaken our electric grid and hike up costs," Rep. Richard Hudson, R-N.C., said in a post on social media.
About 45% of the carbon emissions reductions needed will come from technology that hasn't been developed yet, U.S. Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo says.
Zeldin said, if confirmed, that he’d foster collaboration and balance in his approach to carrying out the mission of the EPA.
Last week, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit rejected requests to block the rule, which grid experts say will increase the risks of blackouts.
Dr. Roger Pielke Jr., professor of environmental studies at the University of Colorado at Boulder, noted the agreement doesn't set policy, and debate over its language is an "exercise in semantic accommodation."
The Trump administration has issued a wave of executive orders on energy policy, including a directive to review all federal funding mechanisms for energy projects.
It appears that the New York, California and Michigan are coming to grips with the reality that intermittent wind and solar backed up by short-duration, expensive grid-scale batteries won’t be enough to supply the power needs of the states. Dependence on AI is placing even more demands on the grid.
The researchers found that 19%-30% of methane emissions were from the cattle, but the rest was from the wetland soils. If the cows are removed, their research shows, it actually increases the amount of methane the wetland ecosystems give off.
Since 2015, more than 600 renewable energy projects have been halted as a result of local opposition. Michigan recently joined Illinois, New York and California, each with laws that allow the state to override local actions against renewable energy projects.
Still, less than half of Americans said the regulations would "cost too many jobs and hurt the economy."