The US Environmental Protection Agency (US EPA) agreed to reconsider a December 18, 2008 memorandum issued by the Bush administration that directed agency officials not to consider carbon dioxide emissions when weighing applications for new coal power plants. The decision could lead to the potential reversal of the Bush policy that excluded carbon dioxide as a pollutant subject to regulation under the Clean Air Act.
- EPA to Consider Regulating Coal Plant Carbon Emissions. Power News, 02/18/2009
Letter to Sierra Club Granting Reconsideration. US EPA, 02/17/2009 (pdf, 2pp., 417kB)