On Monday, August 3rd, 2015 the U.S. EPA announced the final Clean Power Plan to establish final emission guidelines for states to follow in developing plans to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from existing fossil fuel-fired electric generating units (EGUs). Here is NTAA’s Policy Resource Kit on EPA’s Clean Power Plan:
- NTAA’s comments and Tribal template letter on the proposed Federal Plan and Model Rules for the Clean Power Plan. Comments were due on January 21, 2016. You can find more information from EPA on the proposed Federal Plan, click here
- NTAA’s comments on the Clean Power Plan’s Clean Energy Incentive Program (CEIP). Comments were due into EPA on December 15th. EPA sought early comments as the CEIP is developed as an early incentive for states and Tribes to reduce GHG emissions by developing renewable sources of energy.
- The NTAA has published a White Paper on EPA’s Final Clean Power Plan that identifies items contained in the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA’s) Proposed Clean Power Plan for which NTAA provided comments and how EPA addressed such items in the Final Clean Power Plan. This White Paper will be used to help draft NTAA comments on the proposed Federal Plan and proposed Clean Energy Incentive Program.
- NTAA released a statement on August 5th, 2015 including an announcement that a NTAA Policy Resource Kit will be posted here in the near future to help Tribes respond to this EPA action.
You can find EPA’s Clean Power Plan Community Page here for more information on the Clean Power Plan here. Stay Tuned for more information from NTAA!